Saethre-Chotzen syndrome /sā′trə·kot′zən/ [Haakon Saethre, 20th-century Norwegian psychiatrist; F. Chotzen, 20th-century German psychiatrist] , an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by closure of the surtutes of the head resulting in an abnormally shaped skull. Intelligence is usually unaffected, but there may be some learning difficulties. Also called acrocephalosyndactyly, Chotzen’s syndrome.
