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== Introduction == | |||
'''Plagiocephaly''' (also known as flat head syndrome) is a term used to describe an assymetry in the shape of the skull. It can be '''synostotic''' (caused by premature closure of the skull sutures) or '''non-synostotic''' (caused by the effect of sustained external forces on the soft infant skull) <ref>Ghizoni E, Denadai R, Raposo-Amaral CA, Joachim AF, Tedeschi H and Raposo-Amaral CE. Diagnosis of infant synostotic and non-synostotic cranial deformities: a review for pediatricians. Rev Paul Pediatr 2016;34(4):495-502 </ref>. This page focuses on non-synostotic plagiocephaly, also known as positional or deformational plagiocephaly. | |||
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | ||
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The skull covers and protects the brain and consists of several bony plates connected together by fibrous material called sutures. Sutures allow movement of the bones necessary to accommodate brain growth and allow moulding of the head during birth <ref>University of Rochester Medical Centre. Anatomy of the newborn skull. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=90&contentid=p01840 (accessed 13 June 2018).</ref> | |||
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | == Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | ||
30% of cases are associated with torticollis <ref>Ellenbogen RG, Abdulrauf SI, Sekhar LN Principles of Neurological Surgery. Philedelphia: Elsevier, 2018.</ref> | |||
== Clinical Presentation == | == Clinical Presentation == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Plagiocephaly (also known as flat head syndrome) is a term used to describe an assymetry in the shape of the skull. It can be synostotic (caused by premature closure of the skull sutures) or non-synostotic (caused by the effect of sustained external forces on the soft infant skull) [1]. This page focuses on non-synostotic plagiocephaly, also known as positional or deformational plagiocephaly.
Clinically Relevant Anatomy
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The skull covers and protects the brain and consists of several bony plates connected together by fibrous material called sutures. Sutures allow movement of the bones necessary to accommodate brain growth and allow moulding of the head during birth [2]
Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process
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30% of cases are associated with torticollis [3]
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- ↑ Ghizoni E, Denadai R, Raposo-Amaral CA, Joachim AF, Tedeschi H and Raposo-Amaral CE. Diagnosis of infant synostotic and non-synostotic cranial deformities: a review for pediatricians. Rev Paul Pediatr 2016;34(4):495-502
- ↑ University of Rochester Medical Centre. Anatomy of the newborn skull. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=90&contentid=p01840 (accessed 13 June 2018).
- ↑ Ellenbogen RG, Abdulrauf SI, Sekhar LN Principles of Neurological Surgery. Philedelphia: Elsevier, 2018.
