Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic
"Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A deformity of the SKULL that is not due to bone fusion (SYNOSTOSIS), such as craniosynostoses, and is characterized by an asymmetric skull and face. It is observed with an increased frequency in INFANTS after the adoption of supine sleeping recommendations to prevent SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D049068
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.207.707.624 C16.131.621.207.707.624
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| Concept/Terms |
Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic- Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic
- Plagiocephaly, Deformational
- Deformational Plagiocephalies
- Deformational Plagiocephaly
- Plagiocephalies, Deformational
- Plagiocephaly, Positional
- Plagiocephalies, Positional
- Positional Plagiocephalies
- Positional Plagiocephaly
- Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic" by people in Profiles.
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Factors influencing outcomes of the treatment of positional plagiocephaly in infants: a 7-year experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Mar; 19(3):273-281.
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The health belief model and factors associated with adherence to treatment recommendations for positional plagiocephaly. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Mar; 19(3):282-288.
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Analysis of differences in the cranial base and facial skeleton of patients with lambdoid synostosis and deformational plagiocephaly. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan; 127(1):303-312.
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Palpatory diagnosis of plagiocephaly. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 May; 12(2):101-10.