Turricephaly is a type of cephalic disorder where the head appears tall with a small length and width.

[3][4] It is due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, like the lambdoid,[5] or it may be used to describe the premature fusion of all sutures.

[2] It should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome.

Oxycephaly (or acrocephaly) is a form of turricephaly where the head is cone-shaped, and is the most severe of the craniosynostoses.

[4] It may be associated with:[6] Conditions with turricephaly include:[7][8]