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13-Dec-2006
'PLEASE GIVE OUR SON TREATMENT HE NEEDS'
Fife Today - Fife,
UK
... The condition, which is known as plagiocephaly,
or brachycephaly, involves the back of the head being flattened
on one side, causing the forehead to bulge and ...
5-Dec-2006
Hat's better!
ic Coventry -
Coventry, UK
... the NHS. Brandon, aged nine months, has a condition
called deformational plagiocephaly, commonly known as
flathead syndrome. He ...
5-Dec-2006
Ask The Experts
Modern Mom - Los
Angeles, CA, USA
... And if you need another reason, babies who get plenty
of tummy time also have less plagiocephaly—flattening of
the head from spending too much time in one ...
8-Nov-2006
Mum's fury as baby refused treatment for rare
condition
Glasgow Evening
Times - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Identical twin Ellie Keaveney, a one-year-old from Knightswood,
has plagiocephaly, a rare condition which occurs when a
baby's skull is pushed out of shape. ...
5-Nov-2006
'Flat head' babies on rise
The Sunday Times -
UK
... in Ireland, according to doctors. One consultant is
now treating six new cases of plagiocephaly a week.
“It’sa consequence of ...
1-Nov-2006
Helmet's fixing my head and it's thanks to mum!
Glasgow Evening
Times - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
... a time. Aiden has plagiocephaly, or "flat head
syndrome", which left his head flat at the back and on the
left-hand side. If not ...
28-Oct-2006
A chance meeting shapes the future for baby
William
Hereford Times -
Hereford, UK
... At its simplest, Plagio, or Plagiocephaly,
causes one side of the skull to grow quicker than the other,
throwing eyes, ears and eventually jaws out of alignment ...
27-Sep-2006
Mum’s £1,850 bid to cure tot Mason
Hunts Post -
Huntingdon, England, UK
... He has plagiocephaly, when a baby's head is
forced to grow in different directions because they are sleeping
in a set position or because muscles attached to ...
19-Sep-2006
Military Families, Insurance Company In Coverage
Dispute
10News.com - San
Diego, CA, USA
... that are about $5,000. A misshapen skull is called a
plagiocephaly, affecting one in every 30 babies.
Mainstream medicine has a ...
6-Sep-2006
Flattened head syndrome treatment right for
Robbie
Bounty - welwyn
garden city, Hertfordshire, UK
Plagiocephaly, as it is medically known, is characterised
by a persistent flattened spot on the back or the side of the
skull, something that affected Claire ...
5-Sep-2006
Backing for Dundee mum’s campaign
Evening Telegraph -
UK
The Executive is developing a leaflet with NHS Scotland to raise
awareness of plagiocephaly, where the back or one side of
a baby’s head is mis-shapen. ...
25-Aug-2006
Fund-raiser to bowl baby Jack over
Weston & Somerset
Mercury - eston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK
... treatment. Kellie and Sam Trego's 21-week-old baby,
Jack, was diagnosed with severe plagiocephaly when he was
just 12 weeks old. ...
10-Aug-2006
'Rash of deformed heads' among babies
Stuff.co.nz -
Wellington, New Zealand
... Males, first-borns and pre-term babies were
particularly at risk of positional plagiocephaly (flat
head), although most cases were resolved by the time the ...
9-Aug-2006
Helmet gives Harvey a head start
Manchester Evening
News - Manchester, England, UK
... Harvey suffers from a condition called
plagiocephaly, or flat-head syndrome, which meant he was
born with a small bulge in his skull. ...
3-Aug-2006
Helmet hope for flattened head babies as boy
cured
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... months. Robbie's head was deformed and his ears and
eyes were not aligned properly as a result of the condition,
called plagiocephaly. ...
4-Jul-2006
SIDS awareness fallout: More flat spots on skulls
Detroit Free Press
- United States
... Andrei has to wear his helmet all but an hour a day
to treat positional plagiocephaly, a flat spot on his
head....
2-Jul-2006
A HEAD START
Monterey County
Herald - Monterey, CA, USA
... backs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome, more babies have developed flat spots on their skulls,
a condition known as positional plagiocephaly. ...
27-Jun-2006
Parents get baby head check advice from experts
Glasgow Evening
Times - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
They are hoping to cut the number of children who have
positional plagiocephaly - a condition when a typically
rounded skull becomes flattened, at the back or ...
22-Jun-2006
Cap reshapes Bellingham baby's skull
Bellingham Herald -
Bellingham, WA, USA
... reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or
SIDS, more babies have developed flat spots on their skulls, a
condition known as positional plagiocephaly. ...
7-Jun-2006
Five power off for kids like Ollie
Herts 24 - United
Kingdom
Sally Laflin, 30, organised a charity marathon after her
11-month-old son, Ollie, was diagnosed with plagiocephaly
- more commonly known as 'flat head' syndrome ...
6-Jun-2006
Mum launches flat-head syndrome help group
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... She believes her son is benefiting from wearing a
special helmet 23 hours a day to correct the condition which is
also known as plagiocephaly. ...
1-Jun-2006
ECHO staff pitch in for charity
ic Liverpool -
Southport, England, UK
One year-old Alex Ava Morley, from Knowsley, suffers from
frontal plagiocephaly, a condition in which a baby's head
becomes flattened at the front. ...
18-May-2006
Sleep On The Back, Play On The Front
Vhi.ie - Kilkenny, Ireland
... The reason might be maternal concern over the
increasingly publicised flat head syndrome (plagiocephaly)
- characterised by a parallelogram head shape and a ...
18-May-2006
Mums call for checks on all babies' heads
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... and Mary Muir had to fundraise for months to pay for
the individually-made helmets - costing about £2000 - for their
children, who both have plagiocephaly. ... 17-May-2006
Mum takes NHS fight to MSPs
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... Claire McCready was answering questions from MSPs on
the parliament's petitions committee about the syndrome, which
is also known as deformational plagiocephaly ...
17-May-2006
Oxford Baby's Condition Aided by Wearing Band and
Therapy
Voices - Woodbury,
CT, USA
... an appointment with a cranio-facial physician at Yale
New Haven Hospital where she was pleased to learn that the
condition, positional plagiocephaly, was both ...
14-May-2006
Parents still disregard cot death advice, say
experts
NewKerala.com -
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
A fifth of babies are being put at risk of cot death, often due
to concerns over "flat head syndrome" or "plagiocephaly,"
and a failure to put infants on their ...
12-May-2006
Teachers' deal added up for MSPs
BBC News - UK
... The other was by a group of parents who want the
executive to take more seriously the childhood condition known
as "square head syndrome" or plagiocephaly. ...
11-May-2006
'Flat head' fears risk cot deaths
ic Wales - United
Kingdom
... suggested to have been 10% six years ago, and the
FSID believes the increase may be because of increasing
publicity about 'flat head syndrome', or plagiocephaly
...
11-May-2006
Avoiding 'flat head' raises cot death risk
Which? - London, UK
... This percentage has more than doubled in six years
and FSID believes the increase may be due to publicity about
'flat head syndrome', or plagiocephaly, where a ...
11-May-2006
Cot death advice rejected by parents amid fears
over 'flat head
...
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... The fear is that publicity about plagiocephaly,
where one side of the baby's head becomes flattened, could be to
blame for parents ignoring the "back to sleep ...
11-May-2006
Worried parents 'put children's health at risk'
Daily Mail - UK -
UK
... Flat head syndrome or plagiocephaly almost
always corrects itself within a year and may be avoided if
parents give the baby wake time on their front. ...
10-May-2006
Parents ignoring cot death advice
BBC News - UK
... Concerns over flat head syndrome, or plagiocephaly,
are increasing, but FSID says it can be avoided if people let
babies play on their fronts. ...
9-May-2006
UTV
Plagiocephaly feature
UTV -
Belfast,Ireland
... old son Lewis to be treated privately. Lewis suffered
from the condition known as plagiocephaly. No-one knows
the exact cause of ...
28-Apr-2006
Little square heads
Times Online - UK
... After much internet research, she realised that
Toby’s flat-headedness had a name: positional, or deformational,
plagiocephaly. ...
20-Apr-2006
Helen Hayes Hospital works to reshape infants'
heads
The Journal
News.com - Westchester, NY, USA
... The condition, known as plagiocephaly, has
increased dramatically in the past couple of years because of a
public health campaign encouraging parents to place ...
13-Apr-2006
Mum fights to raise awareness of condition
South Yorkshire Times -
Mexborough, England, UK
... treated. Harrison Tasker, now two-and-a-half, was
born with positional plagiocephaly, a condition which
left one side of his head flat. ...
13-Apr-2006
Mum want NHS to treat son's soft skull condition
Grantham Journal -
Grantham, England, UK
A mum whose son has the soft skull condition plagiocephaly
hopes a campaign will bring greater aware... Most butchers in
the Grantham ...
9-Apr-2006
Headstrong Em is battling back
ic Wales - United
Kingdom
... head back into shape. Emilia suffers from an acute
form of plagiocephaly, also known as flat-head syndrome.
Although it is common ...
7-Apr-2006
HEAD CONDITION: Charlotte needs special helmet to
stay 'perfect'
Peterborough
Evening Telegraph - Peterborough, England, UK
Little Charlotte Marshall has been diagnosed with a rare
condition called plagiocephaly – a partial flattening of
the back of the head which, if left ...
6-Apr-2006
Why doesn't NHS help babies like mine?
Norwich Evening
News - Norwich, England, UK
Plagiocephaly, also known as flat head syndrome, can lead
to sight, hearing and jaw problems later in life, but many
doctors do not inform parents their ...
5-Apr-2006
Thousands back fight to help 'flat head' tots
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... The syndrome, which is also known as deformational
plagiocephaly, is thought to affect half of all infants
under the age of one. ...
4-Apr-2006
A GROUP of mums yesterday handed in a 10,000
signature petition to
...
Glasgow Daily
Record - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
They want Government help to cut cases of plagiocephaly -
or flat head syndrome - which is caused by pressure on babies'
heads while lying on their backs. ...
4-Apr-2006
The radical new treatment for 'flat head
syndrome'
Independent -
London, England, UK
... I learnt later that this sort of reaction to
plagiocephaly - the name of my daughter's condition - is
typical. A survey carried ...
4-Apr-2006
Special helmet helps Oliver on road to recovery
Herts 24 - Herts,
UK
Oliver Laflin from Lemsford Village, started the treatment for
Plagiocephaly six weeks ago. ... The good news
comes at the start of National Plagiocephaly Week. ...
3-Apr-2006
Mothers of flat head babies to march on No.10
Yorkshire Post
Today - Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
From all over the country, mothers and their babies are joining
forces to raise awareness of plagiocephaly, which occurs
when a baby's soft skull bones are ...
Mar 22, 2006
Mum appeals to Downing Street over 'head'
condition
ic
SouthLondon.co.uk - United Kingdom
... head. Claire Kerr's son Toby, two, has deformational
plagiocephaly. It left him with the back of his head
completely misshapen. ...
Mar 22, 2006
With decrease of SIDS, more babies have flat
heads from sleeping
...
Pittsburg Morning
Sun - Pittsburg, KS, USA
... And when a baby spends enough time lying flat, a
flatness to the back of the head can develop. This is positional
plagiocephaly. ...
Mar 1, 2006
Helmets help reshape skulls
Deseret News - Salt
Lake City, UT, USA
... The Skalda triplets were born seven weeks too soon
and developed a condition known as plagiocephaly, which
is basically a flattened spot on the back or one ...
Feb 17, 2006
Helmet will help Harvey get ahead
Sheffield Today - UK
... his head. Six-month old Harvey was born with
Deformational Plagiocephaly Syndrome, which means his
head is out of shape. Parents ...
Feb 14, 2006
Babies face NHS postcode lottery
The Herald -
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
... The lottery appears to have arisen amid a surge in
the condition, called plagiocephaly, where babies' soft
skulls become flattened on one side, potentially ...
Feb 10, 2006
Why must we travel 450 miles to get treatment for
Marc?
Glasgow Evening
Times - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
... Why are some children being treated on the NHS and
not others? It is a disgrace.". Marc has a condition called
plagiocephaly, which means his skull is flat. ...
Jan 30, 2006
Leaders must pay price for their rise
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... which turned him down, forcing his parents to go to
Leeds, spending thousands of pounds on a tried-and-tested
treatment and helmet to correct his plagiocephaly ...
Jan 28, 2006
Mum takes treatment fight for baby's disorder to
parliament
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
... The syndrome, known as deformational plagiocephaly,
was highlighted by the Evening News recently through an appeal
for little Pyper Valentine, of Dreghorn. ...
Jan 27, 2006
MUM'S ANGER OVER TOT'S SKULL TRAUMA
Glasgow Daily
Record - Glasgow, Scotland,UK
Shortly after birth, Julie McLaughlin's son Evan developed a
condition called plagiocephaly, which made his head grow
an odd shape. ...
Jan 25, 2006
Flat heads among infants on the rise
Times Herald-Record
- Middletown, NY, USA
... Nolan, whose pediatrician first recognized his head
problem when he was 9 months old, was diagnosed with a condition
known as plagiocephaly. ...
Jan 20, 2006
Girl on the mend thanks to readers
Scotsman - United
Kingdom
The 11-month-old was diagnosed with Plagiocephaly - a
condition known as "flattened head syndrome" - which can cause a
child's head to grow out of shape. ...
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Jan 6, 2006
I know it works
ic Wales - United
Kingdom
Her youngest son Ethan Williams needs "helmet therapy" to help
correct a flattening of the skull - known as positional
plagiocephaly. ...
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