Deformational plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and scaphocephaly. Part I: Terminology, diagnosis, and etiopathogenesis

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Rogers, Gary F ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital muscular torticollis; cranial deformation; craniosynostosis; deformational brachycephaly; Deformational plagiocephaly; deformational scaphocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOMENCLATURE; PLAGIOCEPHALY; RISK FACTOR; SKULL; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SKULL; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79551584100     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f6c313     Document Type: Article

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