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Two locus inheritance of non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis via rare SMAD6 and common BMP2 alleles

eLife, 2016
Premature fusion of the cranial sutures (craniosynostosis), affecting 1 in 2000 newborns, is treated surgically in infancy to prevent adverse neurologic outcomes.
Andrew T Timberlake, Jungmin Choi, Samir Zaidi, Qiongshi Lu, Carol Nelson-Williams, Eric D Brooks, Kaya Bilguvar, Irina Tikhonova, Shrikant Mane, Jenny F Yang, Rajendra Sawh-Martinez, Sarah Persing, Elizabeth G Zellner, Erin Loring, Carolyn Chuang, Amy Galm, Peter W Hashim, Derek M Steinbacher, Michael L DiLuna, Charles C Duncan, Kevin A Pelphrey, Hongyu Zhao, John A Persing, Richard P Lifton   +23 more
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The Argenta Classification for Positional Plagiocephaly in Infants: An Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability Study

Applied Sciences
Positional plagiocephaly is a common condition in infants, characterized by asymmetrical posterior occipital flattening due to external mechanical pressure. The Argenta classification is an observational diagnostic tool that classifies plagiocephaly into
Hilla Sarig Bahat, Naama Eyal, Lisa David, Rachel B. Zauberman, Yaara Verfel-Kaplan, Hagit Hel Or, Yoav Alkan   +6 more
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Abnormal Head Shapes: Best Treatment Options for Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly

, 2022
Objective: The incidence of positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly has increased by 600% in the last thirty years, in large part due to the “Back to Sleep” campaign.
Scheeler, Lauren N.
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Effects of an Educational Intervention Program on Positional Cranial Deformity in Premature Infants

Children
Positional cranial deformities are associated with prematurity evolving during the first 2 years of life due to the malleable characteristics of the skull, the first year being the main/primary therapeutic window for intervention. The objectives were (a)
Alexandra Mosca-Hayler, Daniela López-Schmidt, Romina Curotto-Noce, Jorge Cuevas-Aburto, Jaime Vásquez-Gómez, Samuel Durán-Agüero, Juana Borja González, Ximena Diaz-Martínez, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, Igor Cigarroa   +10 more
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Comments on “Surgical treatment of unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis with revolution spiral osteotomy: a case report

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery
To the Editor,   We read with great interest the case report by Silva Neto et al. describing the surgical management of presumed unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis using a revolution spiral osteotomy associated with absorbable plates.
Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
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Physiotherapy intervention for positional plagiocephaly at an Australian community health facility

, 2009
The aim of this study is to explore the outcomes of infants with positional plagiocephaly referred for physiotherapy at an Australian community health centre. A retrospective study using a total cohort convenience sample was conducted.
Leung, Amy
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Three-dimensional analysis of cranial and facial asymmetry after helmet therapy for positional plagiocephaly

, 2015
PURPOSE: Helmet therapy is a non-surgical option for treating positional plagiocephaly, and its effectiveness has been validated by various researches. In addition to cranial flattening and asymmetry, ipsilateral prominence of the mid-face and relative ...
심규원, 유대현, 박은경, 윤인식, 김용욱   +4 more
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The role of the nurse in the diagnosis and care of an infant with craniosynostosis

Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku
THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CARE OF AN INFANT WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Introduction. Nurses play a critical role in the diagnosis of craniosynostosis by performing physical examinations of the newborn’s head, differentiating deformities ...
Monika Wójtowicz-Marzec, Danuta Zarzycka, Agnieszka Maria Berendt   +2 more
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UCSQ Method Applied on 3D Photogrammetry: Non-Invasive Objective Differentiation Between Synostotic and Positional Plagiocephaly. [PDF]

Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 2023
Kronig SAJ, Kronig ODM, Vrooman HA, Van Adrichem LNA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Occipital plagiocephaly

, 2000
The diagnosis of occipital plagiocephaly has remained a complex and controversial issue in the field of craniofacial surgery. Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have been published describing the management and treatment for 'posterior ...
David, D., Menard, R.
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