FUNDAMENTALS OF CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATIONS VOL. 1, DISEASE AND DIAGNOSTICS

• The Challenge of Craniofacial Malformation Medicine in Perspective
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Cranial Anomalies
• Signal Pathways from the Plasma Membrane to the Nucleus Regulating Craniofacial Pattern Formation
• The Developmental Interrelation Between the Nervous System and Craniofacial Complex as Evidenced from Craniofacial Malformations
• Morphometrics, Optical 3D Imaging, and Monitoring of Craniofacial Development and Malformations
• Classification of Craniofacial Malformations
• The Biological Basis of Chromosomal and Single Gene Disorders
• Fundamental Mechanisms of Orofacial Clefts
• Biological Basis of Craniosynostosis
• Biological Basis of Branchial Arch Diseases
• The Biological Basis of Craniofacially Conjoined Twins
• Biological Basis of Craniofacial Soft Tissue Malformations
• Biological Basis of Positional Head Deformations
• Aspects of Facial Esthetics and Disfigurement
• Psychosocial Adjustment of Patients with Congenital Craniofacial Malformations
• Cognitive State, Behaviour and Self-Assessment of Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis
• Psychological Impact of Facial Disfigurement
• Early Clinical Investigations and Management of Syndromes Affecting Craniofacial and Dental Structures
• Genomic Aspects for the Diagnosis of Craniofacial Disorders
• Neurosurgical Investigation of Craniofacial Malformations
• Radiological Investigations of Craniofacial Malformations
• Maxillofacial Investigation in Craniofacially Malformed Patients
• Communication Disorders Secondary to Clefts and Other Craniofacial Malformations
• Feeding and Breathing Aspects in Infants with Craniofacial Malformations

This is the first volume in an interdisciplinary three-book series covering the full range of biological, clinical, and surgical aspects in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations. This volume opens by considering general topics such as developmental biology and disease classification and then examines in depth the biological basis of the various malformations, including craniosynostoses, cleft-lip and palate with complex orofacial clefts, branchio-oculo-facial syndromes, rare syndromes, soft tissue malformations, and dysgnathia. Psychological aspects, including psychological evaluation methods and therapies and quality of life issues, are then addressed. Finally, all relevant clinical, radiological, and genetic investigations are described and important diagnostic issues are explored. Featuring numerous high-quality illustrations, the book will be of high value for all clinicians, researchers, and postgraduate students who deal with these malformations. The accompanying two volumes describe treatment principles and present in an atlas manner all relevant surgical techniques in detail. The content of this multivolume set, written by the world’s leading research and clinical specialists in their discipline, represents therefore the recent intellect, experience, and state of this medical field.

Features
• Examines in detail the biological basis of the various craniofacial malformations
• Addresses psychological aspects
• Describes clinical, radiological, and genetic investigations