Abstract: Impact of Age at Whole-Vault Cranioplasty and Reoperation on Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sagittal Craniosynostosis

PURPOSE: Neurocognitive studies in school-age children with craniosynostosis reveal lower scores compared to controls. Optimal age at surgery in craniosynostosis continues to be debated. In addition, individuals with craniosynostosis may undergo reoperation to improve residual skull irregularities. It is unknown whether reoperation affects neurocognitive outcome. This study examined impact of age at whole-vault cranioplasty and reoperation on neurocognitive outcome in children with nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis (NSC).