What is Apert Syndrome?

Also known as: Acrocephalosyndactyly.

Apert syndrome was first described in 1894 by Dr. Wheaton and was further characterized by Dr. Eugène Charles Apert in 1906. This condition is also called Acrocephalosyndactyly, which means a dome- shaped head with fusion of the fingers.


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