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Hypotelorism

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Hypotelorism is an abnormally decreased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually pertaining to the eye sockets (orbits), also known as orbital hypotelorism.

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  • It is often a result of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), caused by large alcohol intake in the first month of pregnancy.
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    It is often a result of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), caused by large alcohol intake in the first month of pregnancy.
  • It can also be associated with Holoprosencephaly, fragile X syndrome and Prader–Willi syndrome.
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    It can also be associated with Holoprosencephaly , fragile X syndrome and Prader–Willi syndrome .
  • Metopic synostosis, the early closure of metopic suture during skull development in children, can also cause hypotelorism.
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    Metopic synostosis , the early closure of metopic suture during skull development in children, can also cause hypotelorism.
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Hypotelorism
Other namesOcular hypotelorism,[1] orbital hypotelorism,[1] hypotelorbitism[2]
Hypotelorism as a result of 18p- syndrome

Hypotelorism is an abnormally decreased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually pertaining to the eye sockets (orbits), also known as orbital hypotelorism.[1]

It is often a result of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), caused by large alcohol intake in the first month of pregnancy.[citation needed]

It can be associated with trisomy 13, which is also known as Patau syndrome,[3] as well as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy.[4]

It can also be associated with Holoprosencephaly, fragile X syndrome and Prader–Willi syndrome.[citation needed]

Metopic synostosis, the early closure of metopic suture during skull development in children, can also cause hypotelorism.[citation needed]

  1. 1 2 3 "Hypotelorism". Medical Dictionary. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  2. "Metopic Synostosis - Thieme Connect" (PDF). profile.thieme.de. doi:10.1055/b-0034-72774. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. "Hypotelorism". Medcyclopaedia. GE.
  4. Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, Second Edition. Preston and Shapiro.