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Management of positional plagiocephaly

¹ Oxford Craniofacial Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK
² Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK

Correspondence to:
Mr N R Saeed, Oxford Craniofacial Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK; nad.saeed@orh.nhs.uk

Accepted for publication 12 June 2007

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Plagiocephaly is a term derived from the Greek (plagios– "twisted" and kephale– "head") and describes an asymmetric head shape. The potential causes of cranial asymmetry are multiple and the most important aspect in assessing any child with plagiocephaly is the need to exclude the possibility of craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more skull sutures and often leads to altered head shape; there may also be an associated intracranial hypertension and developmental delay. Premature closure may occur in a single suture or in multiple sutures, as is more commonly seen in syndromic craniosynostotic conditions such as Crouzon or Apert syndromes. Treatment involves assessment, multidisciplinary input from psychologists and speech therapists, and surgery. Positional or deformational plagiocephaly usually presents as occipital flattening present in the peri-natal period, either as a unilateral or bilateral deformity and may be associated with changes to the anterior craniofacial skeleton.¹ The purpose of . . . [Full text of this article]

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