Brain & Nerves

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q:

I heard one complication of HPP is craniosynostosis and increased intracranial pressure. Does this only affect children?

A:

Almost always but rarely there are adults whose skull sutures have fused prematurely but they do not get symptoms of increased intracranial pressure until years later in adulthood.

-Clinical Geneticist, Metabolic Specialist and Paediatrician