Cognitive Outcomes and Positional Plagiocephaly

Cosmetic and cognitive outcomes of positional plagiocephaly treatment.

PURPOSE Positional plagiocephaly is an acquired deformation of an intrinsically normal infant skull by sustained or excessive extrinsic forces. Non-surgical techniques include counter-positioning, supervised prone time and orthotic molding for more refractory cases. Long-term effects of positional plagiocephaly on development remain undefined, and this study evaluated cosmetic and cognitive out...

Positional plagiocephaly.

Cranial asymmetry occurring as a result of forces that deform skull shape in the supine position is known as deformational plagiocephaly. The risk of plagiocephaly may be modified by positioning the baby on alternate days with the head to the right or the left side, and by increasing time spent in the prone position during awake periods. When deformational plagiocephaly is already present, phys...

Management of positional plagiocephaly.

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'Skull-duggery' and the management of positional plagiocephaly.

The Incidence of Positional Plagiocephaly: A Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of positional plagiocephaly in infants 7 to 12 weeks of age who attend the 2-month well-child clinic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. METHODS: A prospective cohort design was used to recruit 440 healthy full-term infants (born at $37 weeks of gestation) who presented at 2-month well-child clinics for public health nursing services...