• Ali Al Kaissi, Zahra Marrakchi, Nabil M Nassib, Jochen Hofstaetter, Franz Grill, Rudolf Ganger, and Susanne Gerit Kircher.
• Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology, Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital Orthopedic Hospital of Speising, Pediatric Department, Vienna, Austria Department of Neonatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunisia Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Children Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia. Institute of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Mar 1; 96 (12): e6199e6199.

RationaleCraniosynostosis is a disorder characterized by premature fusion of cranial sutures with subsequent development of abnormal craniofacial contour associated with variable skeletal and extra-skeletal abnormalities. In this family syndromic type of craniosynostosis was recognized and the etiology behind diverse forms of deformities have been diagnosed.Patient ConcernsThe negative impact of the disorder on the child and his family is enormous. Particularly when the diagnosis is late and little can be done. Though counselling the family through discussing the whole picture of the disorder might lessens their concern.DiagnosesDiagnosis is the corner stone of management. In this paper we aimed to sensitize pediatricians, physicians, and orthopedic surgeons concerning the necessity to recognize syndromic associations early on.InterventionsPatients with syndromic craniosynostosis are usually associated with a complexity of malformation complex. Craniofacial surgery can be of remarkable help if the diagnosis is made early. It requires a series of corrections to avoid intellectual disability and other neurological deficits.The timing of interventions is strongly correlated on the timing of diagnosis.OutcomesThe earliest the diagnoses, the much better the outcomes are. And consequently avert the psychological and the financial cost on the patient and his family.LessonsThe golden principle of medicine should prevail in all medical disciplines, which states: The more you see, the more you know and conversely the more you know is the more you see.

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