Neurodevelopmental implications of "deformational" plagiocephaly

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 379-389

  Collett, Brent ^a   Breiger, David ^a   King, Darcy ^a   Cunningham, Michael ^a   Speltz, Matthew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

"back to sleep"; Neurodevelopment; Plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL MALFORMATION; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 27244459769     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200510000-00008     Document Type: Review

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