OBJECTIVE To compare effectiveness on correcting cranial and ear asymmetry between helmet therapy and counter positioning for deformational plagiocephaly (DP). METHODS Retrospective data of children diagnosed with DP who visited our clinic from November 2010 to October 2012 were reviewed. Subjects ≤10 months of age who showed ≥10 mm of diagonal difference were included for analysis. For DP tr...

Non-synostotic deformational plagiocephaly (DP) is head asymmetry that results from external forces that mold the skull in the first year of life. Primary care providers are most likely to encounter DP when infants present for well-child care, and for this reason it is important that providers be competent in assessing, diagnosing, and participating in the prevention and management of DP. The p...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between age at initiation of helmet therapy for deformational plagiocephaly and the rate of correction. METHODS Infants treated for deformational plagiocephaly with a helmet orthosis between 2009 and 2010 were included. Patients were stratified prospectively by the age at which treatment was initiated: group 1, younger than...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the neurodevelopment of infants with and without deformational plagiocephaly (DP), at an average age of 6 months. METHODS The Bayley Scales of Infant Development III (BSID-III) were administered to 235 case subjects and 237 demographically similar, control participants. Three-dimensional head photographs were randomized and rated for severity of deformation by 2 craniofa...

OBJECTIVES Although referrals for nonsynostotic plagiocephaly (NSP) have increased in recent years, the prevalence, natural history, and determinants of the condition have been unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and natural history of NSP in normal infants in the first 2 years of life and to identify factors that may contribute to the development of NSP. METHODS...

Figure 1. Preoperative at 22 months old. Asymmetry of the cranium noted in which the cranium is growing superiorly and laterally on the left side of the patient's head due to a fused right lambdoid suture. Figure 2. Preoperative photograph showing a superior view demonstrating asymmetrical cranial growth of the left side of the patient's head due to a fused lambdoid suture on the right.

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