Nonsynostotic plagiocephaly: a child health care intervention in Skaraborg, Sweden [PDF]
Background The aim was to evaluate the intervention’s effect on prevention and reversal of nonsynostotic plagiocephaly. Methods Thirty-eight intervention group nurses were educated about nonsynostotic plagiocephaly and asked to follow guidelines; 18 ...
Freda Lennartsson, Per Nordin
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Outcome Analysis of Cranial Molding Therapy in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly [PDF]
Background It is known that nonsynostotic plagiocephaly does not spontaneously improve, and the craniofacial deformities that result from it. This study was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of helmet therapy for the nonsynostotic plagiocephaly ...
Han-Su Yoo, Dong Kyun Rah, Yong Oock Kim
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Abstract: Towards Addressing the Lack of Parent-Reported Outcomes about Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: The Failure of the Argenta Classification [PDF]
E. Hope Weissler, BA, Peter J. Taub, MD
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Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: Prevention Strategies in Child Health Care. [PDF]
The dissertation, comprising a clinical intervention and three supporting studies, aimed to assess if it is possible to prevent nonsynostotic plagiocephaly while promoting safe infant sleeping practices. Five individuals were trained to assess cranial asymmetry and then reliability-tested; the interpreted results indicate substantial strength of rater ...
Lennartsson F.
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Efficacy of Cranial Orthosis for Plagiocephaly Based on 2D and 3D Evaluation [PDF]
Background With the advent of cranial orthoses as therapeutic medical devices for the treatment of severe positional head deformities in Japan, an increasing number of patients are being treated with them.
Hiroki Kajita +5 more
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Incidence of Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly and Developmental Disorders.
ImportanceThis is the first population-based study quantifying the incidence of nonsynostotic positional plagiocephaly and/or brachycephaly (PPB) in infancy and its association with developmental disorders.ObjectiveTo report the incidence of PPB before age 1 year, the incidence of craniosynostosis, and the percentage of children with PPB diagnosed with
Lynch ME +7 more
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The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]
Helmet therapy is an important nonsurgical approach for patients with nonsynostotic plagiocephaly, but its effectiveness may depend on certain anatomical features. We retrospectively examined the effects of helmet therapy according to the size of the anterior fontanelle. Two hundred patients with nonsynostotic plagiocephaly who underwent helmet therapy
Kim DG +6 more
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Aesthetic Correction of Severe Facial Asymmetry in a Deformational Plagiocephaly Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Deformational plagiocephaly (DP) (also referred to as positional plagiocephaly) has long posed challenges for plastic surgeons because it is difficult to differentiate from several other diseases, such as unilateral coronal synostosis, hemifacial ...
Jae Yeon Park +3 more
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Craneosinostosis y deformidades posicionales del cráneo: revisión crítica acerca del manejo
OBJETIVO: Revisar la fisiopatología de las craneosinostosis y las deformidades posicionales del cráneo y analizar los tipos de tratamiento, especialmente las ortesis de moldeamiento craneal.
Alberto Velez-van-Meerbeke +1 more
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The functional manual therapy intervention in infants with nonsynostotic plagiocephaly: a pilot study [PDF]
The aim of this study was to document the evolution of cranial asymmetries in infants with signs of nonsynostotic occipital plagiocephaly (NSOP) who underwent to many functional manual therapy treatments (in addition to the standard positioning recommendations); as well as to determine the feasibility of this methodology to conduct outcome research ...
Billi, Mariangela +5 more
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