Goecke
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Did some research into a possible cause for her skull deformity (which may coincide with the feeding tube) and came up with a few possibilities:
www.childrenshospital.org/condition...spx?_id=FA74F86FDC5648B7B2FEEC921A0F04B2&_z=z
Craniosynostosis: Premature fusion of the sutures of the skull. Sometimes only one side is affected, which is probably the case if our Jane Doe had this condition. It can cause developmental delays/mental disabilities and requires surgery to fix.
www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/plagiocephaly
Plagiocephaly: Similar to Craniosynostosis but less severe; can be corrected with a helmet. It's more common in premature babies and can be caused by laying in one spot for a long period... If she was premature and her health problems resulted from that, she could have been neglected by her parents/carers to the point that she developed this condition.
http://www.faces-cranio.org/Disord/Hemi.htm
Hemifacial Microsomia: The least likely imo, but still a possibility. The entire side of her face would be underdeveloped as well as her skull; in most pictures of HM patients I've noticed that it's most obvious around the jaw and there's no mention of any deformity to the UID's jaw. However, it can make eating difficult (hence the feeding tube) and it can also cause other parts of the body to be underdeveloped. The jaw thing throws me off but it fits to an extent.
www.childrenshospital.org/condition...spx?_id=FA74F86FDC5648B7B2FEEC921A0F04B2&_z=z
Craniosynostosis: Premature fusion of the sutures of the skull. Sometimes only one side is affected, which is probably the case if our Jane Doe had this condition. It can cause developmental delays/mental disabilities and requires surgery to fix.
www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/plagiocephaly
Plagiocephaly: Similar to Craniosynostosis but less severe; can be corrected with a helmet. It's more common in premature babies and can be caused by laying in one spot for a long period... If she was premature and her health problems resulted from that, she could have been neglected by her parents/carers to the point that she developed this condition.
http://www.faces-cranio.org/Disord/Hemi.htm
Hemifacial Microsomia: The least likely imo, but still a possibility. The entire side of her face would be underdeveloped as well as her skull; in most pictures of HM patients I've noticed that it's most obvious around the jaw and there's no mention of any deformity to the UID's jaw. However, it can make eating difficult (hence the feeding tube) and it can also cause other parts of the body to be underdeveloped. The jaw thing throws me off but it fits to an extent.