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Postural plagiocephaly

MedGen UID:
260663
•Concept ID:
C1450010
•
Anatomical Abnormality; Finding; Finding
Synonyms: Deformational Plagiocephalies; Deformational Plagiocephaly; Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly; Plagiocephalies, Deformational; Plagiocephalies, Positional; Plagiocephaly, Deformational; Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic; Plagiocephaly, Positional; Positional Plagiocephalies; Positional Plagiocephaly
SNOMED CT: Positional plagiocephaly (254024005); Postural plagiocephaly (254024005)

Definition

Distortion of the infantile cranium secondary to the application of prenatal and postnatal external forces. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sutures ultrasound: useful diagnostic screening for posterior plagiocephaly.
Marino S, Ruggieri M, Marino L, Falsaperla R
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3715-3720. Epub 2021 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05324-3. PMID: 34453581Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Jugular foramen stenosis in external hydrocephalus in infants.
Cinalli G, Di Martino G, Russo C, Cristofano A, Picariello S, Cinalli MA, Mirone G, Mazio F, Quarantelli M, Spennato P, Covelli E
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Jul;40(7):2081-2091. Epub 2024 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06414-8. PMID: 38642112
Sutures ultrasound: useful diagnostic screening for posterior plagiocephaly.
Marino S, Ruggieri M, Marino L, Falsaperla R
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3715-3720. Epub 2021 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05324-3. PMID: 34453581Free PMC Article
Dural venous sinus anatomy in children with external hydrocephalus: analysis of a series of 97 patients.
Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Sutures ultrasound: useful diagnostic screening for posterior plagiocephaly.
Marino S, Ruggieri M, Marino L, Falsaperla R
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3715-3720. Epub 2021 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05324-3. PMID: 34453581Free PMC Article
Dural venous sinus anatomy in children with external hydrocephalus: analysis of a series of 97 patients.
Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Jugular foramen stenosis in external hydrocephalus in infants.
Cinalli G, Di Martino G, Russo C, Cristofano A, Picariello S, Cinalli MA, Mirone G, Mazio F, Quarantelli M, Spennato P, Covelli E
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Jul;40(7):2081-2091. Epub 2024 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06414-8. PMID: 38642112
Dural venous sinus anatomy in children with external hydrocephalus: analysis of a series of 97 patients.
Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Sutures ultrasound: useful diagnostic screening for posterior plagiocephaly.
Marino S, Ruggieri M, Marino L, Falsaperla R
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3715-3720. Epub 2021 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05324-3. PMID: 34453581Free PMC Article

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