Previous studies suggest that 58% to 97% of infants with
plagiocephaly had a history of limitation of neck function or head rotational asymmetry (Hutchison, Stewart, & Mitchell, 2009; Rogers, Oh, & Mulliken, 2009), and 35% had torticollis (Marchac, Armaud, Di Rocco, Michienzi, & Renier, 2011).
However, there is controversy about how
plagiocephaly should be managed, the effectiveness of current guidelines such as helmet therapy (van Wijk et al 2014; Graham et al 2005), whether it causes developmental delay (Collett et al 2013; Darrah and Bartlett 2013) or is an indication of prior risk of delayed development (Branch et al 2015; Knight et al 2013; Shweikeh et al 2013; Bialocerkowski et al 2008; Biggs 2004; Persing et al 2003).
* Safe sleep environment and positioning: place baby in a supine sleep position for SIDS risk reduction; provide parent/caregiver education on safe sleep guidelines and tummy time to minimize developmental
plagiocephaly. (2, 11)
Earlier studies have suggested that physical therapy might be effective for
plagiocephaly caught early (7 and 8 weeks of age).
Many of those in the untreated group would have had 'mild'
plagiocephaly, which is already known to correct itself in most cases.
Mitchell, "
Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly in the first two years of life: a prospective cohort study," Pediatrics, vol.
However, putting infants to sleep on their backs has been thought to contribute to an increase in infants with flat spots on the backs of their heads, a condition known as positional
plagiocephaly.
The most commonly encountered single suture synostoses are the sagittal suture (scaphocephaly) and the coronal suture (
plagiocephaly).
Now six-month-old Lucy has been diagnosed with severe Brachycephaly and
Plagiocephaly, commonly known as Flat Head Syndrome (FHS), causing her head to be misshapen.
Now six-months-old Lucy has been diagnosed with severe Brachycephaly and
Plagiocephaly, commonly known as Flat Head Syndrome (FHS), causing her head to misshapen.
Two had hypertelorism; one associated with frontonasal encephalocoele; one with
plagiocephaly, one had Scaphocephaly and one with microcephaly.