NOUN
- congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
How To Use plagiocephaly In A Sentence
- A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more commonly as flat head syndrome. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- • Supervised, awake tummy time is recommended daily to facilitate development and minimize the occurrence of positional plagiocephaly flat heads. Dr. Michael J. Breus: Safer Sleep for Babies: New Guidelines
- Posted on: Thursday, 19 November 2009, 14: 55 CST A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly - or the WN.com - Articles related to Fat chance for kids who are losing sleep
- Speltz prefers the term positional plagiocephaly because the babies 'flat heads are caused in part by their spending so much time on their backs' sleeping in cribs, lying back in car seats and carriages. Winnipeg Sun
- The condition can result from either premature closure of the lambdoidal suture (synostotic plagiocephaly) or positional head deformity (nonsynostotic plagiocephaly).
- For years, the flattening condition, formally known as plagiocephaly, has been considered a cosmetic problem, but this thinking is starting to change. CBC | Top Stories News
- Some of the positioners were cleared by the FDA in the 1980s to reduce symptoms of gastrointestinal reflux disease or plagiocephaly, known as flat-head syndrome. FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids
- The ipsilateral ear in lambdoid synostosis is displaced posteriorly toward the fused suture compared with the anterior displacement that occurs in infants with deformational plagiocephaly.
- This disorder is called deformational plagiocephaly, which some people call flat-head syndrome or positional plagiocephaly. The Beauty of Love
- Corrective helmets can also be used to treat more severe cases of deformational plagiocephaly or those diagnosed later. The Beauty of Love
