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A female newborn presents with a square- shaped skull with a short occipital–frontal diameter. Premature closure of which of the following sutures is the most likely cause of this finding?

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A female newborn presents with a square-shaped skull with a short occipital–frontal diameter. Premature closure of which of the following sutures is the most likely cause of this finding?


  1. Sphenofrontal
  2. Sphenoparietal
  3. Lambdoidal
  4. Sagittal
  5. Coronal

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E. Brachycephaly is the premature closure of the coronal sutures, which leads to a square-shaped skull with a short occipital–frontal diameter.

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