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If your child was born with a cranial birth defect and you took Zoloft® during your pregnancy, contact us for information about your rights to compensation.

What is Craniosynostosis?

A rare, but serious, birth complication that can result from taking antidepressants during pregnancy is called craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a congenital (present at birth) defect that causes one or more of the fibrous joints (or sutures) in a baby's skull to close earlier than normal. The early closing of a suture leads to an abnormally shaped head.

Symptoms of Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis is easily detectable due to the unusual appearance of the skull, which will vary depending on the suture that has closed. Other symptoms of this type of birth defect include:

• Absence of the normal feeling of a "soft spot" (fontanelle) on the newborn's skull
• Disappearance of the fontanelle early
• A raised hard ridge along the affected sutures
• Slow or no increase in the head size over time as the baby grows

When the skull of an infant is not properly shaped or does not grow fast enough, the cranial issue can cause pressure to grow in the skull that causes pain and, potentially, developmental delays, seizures, and brain damage. Symptoms of intercranial pressure include headache and vomiting. These Zoloft birth defects, if left uncorrected can cause the eyes, nose, or jaw to not function properly.

In order to confirm the diagnosis of the birth defect, the doctor will perform a physical exam, which can include:

• Measuring the width of the infant's head
• X-rays of the skull
• CT scan of the head
• Neurological tests

Treatment for Craniosynostosis

The main treatment for the birth defect craniosynostosis is surgical intervention, the goal of which is to enable the skull to develop more normally and give the brain room to grow. The surgery must be performed during infancy, generally from age six to twelve months, before the skull becomes more mineralized. As part of surgery, plates may be introduced to grow with the skull.

Contact a Zoloft® Cranial Birth Defect Lawyer

If after taking Zoloft® antidepressant during pregnancy, your child was born with the cranial issues such as craniosynostosis you should contact a Zoloft® lawyer for a free consultation to learn about your rights. You and your child might be entitled to recover compensation for the injury, pain and suffering.

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