Diagnosis and management of deformational plagiocephaly: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-295

  Robinson, Shenandoah ^a   Proctor, Mark ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial banding; Cranial headband; Cranial helmet; Cranial orthosis; Craniosynostosis; Deformational plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING; INFANT; ORTHOTICS; REVIEW; SUPINE POSITION;

HUMANS; INFANT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 66149114463     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.PEDS08330     Document Type: Article

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