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Positional Plagiocephaly: Use of cranial orthosis for its treatment [PDF]

Positional plagiocephaly, a condition characterized by the flattening of an infant’s skull that can potentially alter the infant’s craniofacial development. Its increasing prevalence due to recent changes in infant care practices makes it fundamental
Gassó Soler, Marina
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Prevalence and Consequences of Positional Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly.

, 2015
The incidence of positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly in infants has increased. Treatment options include physiotherapy and helmet therapy.No information exists on the prevalence, cosmetic, and psychological consequences of plagiocephaly and ...
van der Hulst, Rene R W J, Feijen, Michelle, Vincken, Nanette, Franssen, Bas   +3 more
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Efficacy of Cranial Orthosis for Plagiocephaly Based on 2D and 3D Evaluation

Archives of Plastic Surgery
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, Ichiro Tanaka, Hiroaki Komuro, Shigeru Nishimaki, Isao Kusakawa, Koichiro Sakamoto   +5 more
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Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: Executive Summary

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Positional plagiocephaly is a common problem seen by pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and pediatric neurosurgeons. OBJECTIVE: To create evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of pediatric positional plagiocephaly.

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Positional cranial deformation and domain-specific neurodevelopment in small-for-gestational-age infants: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundInfants born small for gestational age (SGA) face a higher likelihood of divergent neurodevelopmental trajectories. Positional cranial deformation is an early and observable clinical feature that has been associated with developmental ...
Jiang Zhu, Dan Wu, Dan Wu, Lingyan Chen, Daqian Zhu, Yangyi Chen, Masaya Tachibana, Masaya Tachibana, Masaya Tachibana, Xia Hong, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Jinjin Chen, Jinjin Chen, Jinjin Chen   +15 more
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Demographics of Positional Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly; Risk Factors and Treatment

, 2021
In the last 3 decades, the incidence of positional cranial deformations in infants, such as positional plagiocephaly and positional brachycephaly, has increased.
van der Hulst, R.R.W.J., Rene Remmelt Willie Johan van der Hulst, Cas van Cruchten, Feijen, M.M.W., Michelle Marlena Wilhelmina Feijen, van Cruchten, C.   +5 more
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Cranio-facial deformity in the Botticelli’s “Portrait of a Young Man” (NG626)

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2019
Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Neonatology • Cagliari (Italy) • October 24th-27th, 2018 • The revolution of microbiomics – Nutrition, bacteria and probiotics in perinatal and pediatric health Guest Editors: Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari ...
Francesco Velardi
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Characteristics of infants with positional abnormal head shapes and their physiotherapy service at an Australian community health facility

Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2014
Amy Leung,1 Pauline Watter,2 John Gavranich31Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Children's Hospital, 2Physiotherapy Division, School of Health Rehabilitation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 3Child and Family ...
Leung A, Watter P, Gavranich J
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Measurement of Sleep Patterns in Infants with Positional Plagiocephaly

, 2014
A significant increase in misshapen or flattened heads (positional plagiocephaly) in infants has been recognized since pediatricians began advising parents to position their infants supine for sleep in 1992 in order to diminish the risk for Sudden Infant
Packard, Anna, Manwaring, Jotham
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HElmet therapy Assessment in infants with Deformed Skulls (HEADS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2012
Background In The Netherlands, helmet therapy is a commonly used treatment in infants with skull deformation (deformational plagiocephaly or deformational brachycephaly). However, evidence of the effectiveness of this treatment remains lacking. The HEADS
van Wijk Renske M, Boere-Boonekamp Magda M, Groothuis-Oudshoorn Catharina GM, van Vlimmeren Leo A, IJzerman Maarten J   +4 more
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