Premature closure of which of the following sutures can cause dolichocephaly?: (A) Sagittal suture, (B) Coronal suture, (C) Metopic suture., (D) Frontozygomatic suture
Answer is A. The most common form of craniosynostosis is premature closure of the sagittal suture, giving a scaphocephalic (boat-shaped) or dolicocephalic head. Premature closure of the coronal suture leads to a brachycephaly.