Occipital plagiocephaly: A critical review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-30

  Rekate, Harold L ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Cranial suture; Lambdoid craniosynostosis; Plagiocephaly; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031804020     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.1.0024     Document Type: Article

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