%0 Journal Article %T Craneoestenosis. I. Bases biol¨®gicas y an¨¢lisis de las craneoestenosis no sindrom¨¢ticas %A Chico Ponce de Le¨®n %A Fernando %J Bolet¨ªn m¨¦dico del Hospital Infantil de M¨¦xico %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X craniosynostoses are defined as closure, ossification and sclerosis of one or more cranial sutures. this condition causes different grades of brain compression, intracranial hypertension and detriment of intellectual coefficient and vision. in the first part of this review article, an overview of the history of craniosynostosis is presented from prehistorical times through the subsequent centuries, culminating with the french and mexican experience. the hospital infantil de m¨¦xico federico g¨®mez series are also presented. following this, the biological bases are summarized including embryogenetic, epidemiological and etiological features, as well as pathophysiological, clinical and imaging aspects. finally, seven different types of nonsyndromatic craniosynostoses are analyzed including those with one or more sutures. %K craniosynostosis %K nonsyndromic %K biological basis %K clinical features. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1665-11462011000500002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en