Sensorimotor disturbances in craniostenosis.

Forty-two patients with craniostenosis were evaluated for sensorimotor disturbances and related ocular findings. Subjects include patients with Crouzon's syndrome (21 patients), Apert's syndrome (14 patients), and Pfeiffer's syndrome (seven patients). Thirty-five patients had strabismus in primary position and six of the remaining seven had oculomotor disturbances in at least one field of gaze. Twenty-three patients had sensory evaluations, all demonstrating adaptations similar to that of the general populations. Since sensory adaptations can become more deeply rooted with time, these patients should receive early strabismus treatment.