APA Dictionary of Psychology

Kleeblattschädel syndrome

Updated on 04/19/2018
a congenital disorder characterized by a three-lobed skull caused by upward and lateral bulging of the brain through skull sutures. Affected individuals also have hydrocephalus, severe intellectual disabilities, and abnormally short limbs. Also called cloverleaf skull. [from German Kleeblatt, “cloverleaf,” and Schädel, “skull”]
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