For years, the flattening condition, formally known as plagiocephaly, has been considered a cosmetic problem, but this thinking is starting to change.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBC | Top Stories News] Reference

In cases of plagiocephaly, head position needs to be followed carefully.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

Back in the 1990s, the difference between craniosynostosis and positional plagiocephaly was poorly understood.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

Following is a chart that breaks down the differences between deformational plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

Corrective helmets can also be used to treat more severe cases of deformational plagiocephaly or those diagnosed later.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

This disorder is called deformational plagiocephaly, which some people call flat-head syndrome or positional plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

This is clearly a very small price to pay in order to avoid SIDS, but deformational plagiocephaly must be recognized when it occurs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

GUPTA: It's called deformational plagiocephaly, a fancy term for a misshapen head, usually caused by infants 'heads resting on the same spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2005] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA Issues Warning on Infant Sleep Aids] Reference

We have to be able to quickly distinguish between an intrinsic skull problem (craniosynostosis) and one that occurs on the extrinsic level (deformational plagiocephaly).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

In craniosynostosis, the head shape occurs because of an intrinsic problem, an internal action on the bone; whereas in deformational plagiocephaly the issue is extrinsic.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beauty of Love] Reference

Aliyah Mawji's positional plagiocephaly blog, University of Calgary.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBC | Top Stories News] Reference

But at 17mm asymmetry he is still considered to have severe plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Small Moments] Reference

Doctors diagnosed Caeden with a condition called deformational plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference

"There's been a dramatic rise in positional plagiocephaly since the 1990s," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

My doctor said there are five times more cases (of plagiocephaly) now with the campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference

In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Blog] Reference

"It's not that deformational or positional plagiocephaly causes neuro-developmental delay," explains Speltz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

"With a chimp-sized brain, there is no basis for invoking plagiocephaly to explain the asymmetry seen in LB1.".    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

In the 1970s, one in 300 infants had plagiocephaly, but by 2006 as many as one or two out of 10 babies had the condition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

If your son had a flat head as and infant (or plagiocephaly or torticollis) this may be a possiblity you should look into.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogging Change] Reference

"Tummy time" is important for your baby's development and also will help prevent positional plagiocephaly or flattened head.    From Wordnik.com.  [WordPress.com News] Reference

If your baby is diagnosed with plagiocephaly, ask the doctor to screen for developmental delays in both motor and cognitive skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Blog] Reference

US researchers say the rate of flattened head or plagiocephaly has risen significantly since guidance on the safest sleeping position.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

Flat-headedness even has a medical term -- plagiocephaly - and until recently the condition was assumed to be of cosmetic concern only.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

• If your baby is diagnosed with plagiocephaly, ask the doctor to screen for developmental delays in both motor and cognitive skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newswise: Latest News] Reference

University of Calgary nursing instructor is researching the possibility that more babies are suffering from plagiocephaly or flat-head syndrome.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

According to researchers, these findings suggest that babies with plagiocephaly should be screened early in life for possible motor and cognitive delays.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

Syndrome, a University of Calgary nursing instructor is researching the possibility that more babies are suffering from plagiocephaly or flat-head syndrome.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

Pediatric researcher Dr. Mathew Speltz says that about 30% of parents whose babies have been diagnosed with plagiocephaly choose a helmet treatment for their babies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

Their findings also concur with other reports, supporting the widely accepted belief that the development of plagiocephaly is progressive, beginning during early infancy.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Fat chance for kids who are losing sleep] Reference

Some reports suggest that positional plagiocephaly affects around half of all babies under a year old but to varying degrees, according to experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

But last month, results of a study of babies with the condition indicated that plagiocephaly might be a red flag for early neuro-devlopmental disadvantage, says researcher Dr. Matthew Speltz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

April 24, 2005 - deformational plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [bettyalready Diary Entry] Reference

"For every ten babies, one or two may have at least mild plagiocephaly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Blog] Reference

"Statistically, there has been a dramatic rise in the diagnosis of positional plagiocephaly since the 1990's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Blog] Reference