brachycephaly

[brak″e-sef´ah-le]

the state of being brachycephalic.

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē),

Disproportionate shortness of head, the cranium having a cephalic index over 80; among the brachycephalic races are Native Americans, Malays, and Burmese.

Synonym(s): brachycephalia, brachycephalism

[brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

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brachycephaly

A disproportionately short and broad head.

brachycephaly

Brachycephalia, brachycephalism A disproportionately short head

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē)

Shortness or broadness of the head.

[brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē)

Disproportionate shortness of head, the cranium having a cephalic index over 80; among the brachycephalic races are Native Americans, Malays, and Burmese.

[brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

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Brachycephaly occurs more often in males than in females in case of infants from the age group of 7-12 months (P = 0.041).

Cephalic index in the first three years of life: study of children with normal brain development based on computed tomography

While Plagiocephaly refers to flatness at the sides of the head, Lucy also has brachycephaly which is flatness at the back of the head.

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FLAT Head Syndrome is the common term for Brachycephaly, a flattening at the back of a baby's head making it appear wide, and Plagiocephaly, a flattening at the sides of the head causing features to look asymmetrical.

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Alfie was diagnosed with plagiocephaly, & brachycephaly and torticollis last month.

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Adam suffers from brachycephaly, more commonly known as flathead syndrome, while his brother Luke has plagiocephaly, a more complicated head deformity, and some muscular difficulties.

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Emmez H et al (8), created a skull simulation model for the surgical treatment of brachycephaly. This model was available for mature surgeons for preoperative surgical planning and with the goal to find new techniques, predict the outcome of the operation, use the model in all complex and syndromic craniosynostoses for both better results and reducing the operative time and associated blood loss.

A questionnaire-based study on the use of medical simulation models by Greek General Practice and General Surgery residents; testing hand-made models as low-cost alternatives

While some maintain that moulding helmets have an important role in the management of certain cases of plagiocephaly, (3) the Dublin researchers (1) ask whether plagiocephaly has been observed in a seven- or 15-year old UK child, and why practitioners should not learn from traditional practices in the Middle East and East Asia where 'back to sleep' has long been utilised for infants, maintaining that deformational brachycephaly is a self-resolving phenomenon.

Should helmets be used for flattened heads?

Second trimester ultrasound markers for trisomy 21 include: Brachycephaly, mild ventriculomegaly, nuchal oedema (or nuchal fold thickness), nasal hypoplasia, cardiac defects (manily atrioventricular septal defects), duodenal atresia and echogenic bowel, mild hydronephrosis, shortening of both the femur and more so, the humerus, sandal gap and clinodactyly or midphylanx hypoplasia of the fifth finger.

Abstracts released on the occasion of the 10th SASUOG Congress: Durban, 18-20 April 2008

Our results are also in agreement with those of authors who found a correlation between otitis media and brachycephaly. (8,14)

Correlation between otitis media and craniofacial morphology in adults