25-Feb-2010
Procedure helps babies with pointed heads
News 8 Austin
Frontal plagiocephaly is the next most common form of craniosynostosis, which is the closure of one side of the suture that runs from ear to ear on the top ...

22-Feb-2010
Impaired breathing found in cigar and pipe smokers
Boston Globe
16 About 2 out of 10 babies develop positional plagiocephaly, or “flat head'' syndrome, in the first year of life. Infants' skulls are soft and malleable, ...

20-Feb-2010
Cognitive and motor delays linked to 'flat head syndrome' in infants
KING5.com
It's called plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome. The number of cases has skyrocketed since the early 1990s. That's when the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

19-Feb-2010
Flat-head syndrome linked to delayed motor skills
Globe and Mail
But the so-called “Back to Sleep” campaign has had an unintended consequence – more children are now developing “flat-head syndrome,” a condition medically ...

19-Feb-2010
Flat Head Syndrome Linked to Delayed Neurodevelopment Study ...
ModernMedicine
19 (HealthDay News) -- Infants with deformational plagiocephaly (DP) -- flat head syndrome -- may be at risk for delayed development of cognition, language, ...

18-Feb-2010
Flat heads in babies may link to delays
parentcentral.ca
The study of 472 babies age 4 to 12 months found those with flattened heads, known as plagiocephaly, had lower scores on tests that evaluate cognitive and ...

17-Feb-2010
Flat Head Syndrome Linked to Developmental Delays
Palm Beach Post
17 (HealthDay News) Infants who develop flat head syndrome may be more apt to experience delays in physical and mental development, a new study has found. ...

17-Feb-2010
Developmental Delay Linked to 'Flat Head' Syndrome
MedPage Today
A case-control study of 235 infants with deformational plagiocephaly (DP) -- sometimes called "flat head" syndrome -- and 237 normal infants found that the ...

17-Feb-2010
NEW STUDY POSSIBLY LINKS COGNITIVE AND MOTOR DELAYS WITH 'FLAT ...
Seattle Medium
by Seattle Medium In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than ...

17-Feb-2010
3 early warning signs to discuss with pediatricians
Independent
... pediatric medical research center, announced finding a correlation between flat head syndrome (positional plagiocephaly) and developmental delay. ...

16-Feb-2010
'Flat Head Syndrome' in Infants Linked to Delay in Cognitive and ...
MedIndia
Cognitive and motor delays are linked to 'flat head syndrome' in young babies, says a new study. In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six ...

26-Sep-2009
Stopping SIDS at a Cost: Flat-Headed Babies
Zikkir World - Washington DC, USA
“The cost for sleeping on their backs is that there are kids who are going to have positional plagiocephaly,” Brown told ABCNews.com. ...

25-Sep-2009
The Friday News Blog
6minutes - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Placing babies on their backs to sleep may prevent SIDS but this has now been linked to plagiocephaly, the flat head condition that puts them at greater ...

25-Sep-2009
Severe plagiocephaly in babies can lead to ear infections
News-Medical.net - Sydney, Australia
Now new research suggests that infants with more severe plagiocephaly may have a higher rate of middle ear abnormalities associated with ear infections ...

25-Sep-2009
Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
MSN Health & Fitness - Redmond, WA, USA
They asked the parents of 1259 children with what is called positional plagiocephaly about their child's history of ear infections and found that half of ...

25-Sep-2009
SIDS safety blamed for babies' flat heads
Adelaidenow - Australia
This deformity of the soft bones of a baby's skull, called plagiocephaly, puts them at greater risk for ear infection and hearing loss. ...

24-Sep-2009
One less thing to worry about for infants with flat heads
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA
But placing infants on their backs instead of their stomachs has caused the rate of deformational plagiocephaly to surge. At Wake Forest University Medical ...

24-Sep-2009
Doubts over helmet cure for 'flat head syndrome' in babies
guardian.co.uk - UK
Several companies in the UK sell the helmets which they claim cure plagiocephaly (from the Greek for oblique head), or "flat head syndrome", which occurs in ...

19-Aug-2009
A Baby-friendly Philadelphia Eagles game?
Examiner.com - USA
We prepared for the noise by taping sponges over the earholes in Jack's plagiocephaly helmet. (Jack's is a mild plagiocephaly case, but as you can see we've ...

24-Jul-2009
Readers dig deep to help buy helmet for Hinckley's Jaiden
Hinckley Times - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK
Jaiden, aged nine months, has a rare condition known as plagiocephaly which means that part of his skull is flattened on one side. ...

17-Jul-2009
Help our flat-head baby
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, England, UK
By Matthew Squires Laura Ryan's five-month-old son Ethan has Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly syndrome, also known as Flat Head syndrome. ...

12-Jul-2009
Reshaping Lives: Device helps heal babies heads
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake, IL, USA
“Flatheadedness,” or positional plagiocephaly as it's described by doctors, can be an unintended consequence of a campaign that began in 1992. ...

17-Jun-2009
VIDEO: Mother's upset over lack of NHS support for her tot
Grantham Today - Grantham, England, UK
Seeing her little girl suffering with plagiocephaly, better known as flat head syndrome, Julie Byrne sought the Journal's help to afford treatment. ...

24-May-2009
Is my baby's head shape normal?
Times Online - UK
Recent research suggests that as many as half of all young babies have similarly shaped skulls as your son - flat-head syndrome - and that it's linked to ...

5-May-2009
Tummy time should solve baby's head worries
Irish Independent - Dublin, Ireland
By Grainne Ryan Plagiocephaly, or misshapen head, is quite a common condition in babies and your friend is correct in advising you to allow your son some ...

22-Apr-2009
Expert says crawling important for babies
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua, NH, USA
"Babies are spending more and more time on their backs . . . they're actually developing flat head (syndrome)," Garabedian said, referring to a condition ...

11-Apr-2009
Coundon couple reveal why their twins are 'our little miracles'
Coventry Telegraph - Coventry, England, UK
Adam suffers from brachycephaly, more commonly known as flathead syndrome, while his brother Luke has plagiocephaly, a more complicated head deformity, ...

4-Apr-2009
BVH Rehabilitation Department to Offer Free Screenings for Infants
Ada Herald - Ada, OH, USA
The Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehabilitation Department will offer free torticollis and plagiocephaly screenings on Tuesday, April 14 from 8 am to noon at ...

28-Mar-2009
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
They examined risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shape, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), in a study involving 434 infants with the ...
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26-Mar-2009
STARscanner, STARband Cranial Helmets Making a Difference in the ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Dawson developed plagiocephaly, which can result from babies resting for prolonged periods in one position in an infant carrier or crib. ...

25-Mar-2009
Risk factors for severe head flattening identified
Reuters - USA
The researchers also found that males with flat head syndrome outnumbered females 2 to 1 and that infants with flat head were apt to be born early, ...

14-Mar-2009
Sleep Wedges Doubtful for Infant Flat Head Syndrome
MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today PROVIDENCE, RI, March 13 -- Pillows and wedges designed to prevent or treat "flat head syndrome" in infants don't ...

14-Mar-2009
Risk Factors Determining Asymmetrical Head Shapes In Infants
MedIndia - Chennai, India
Many researchers have published reports of risk factors for the development of DP, or more commonly as flat head syndrome, which include supine positioning, ...

12-Mar-2009
Warning to parents after baby's head grew flat
The Surrey Herald - Surrey, England, UK
Emma Sparshatt, 32, wants to raise awareness of positional plagiocephaly, a condition in which the back or side of a baby's head appears flattened. ...

20-Feb-2009
NHS says no to 'flat head' baby
This is Nottingham - Nottingham, England, UK
Eight-month-old Tyler Shaw was found to have a severe form of plagiocephaly, known as flat head syndrome. His parents, Tom and Stacy, from Bakersfield were ...

11-Feb-2009
Eagle Rehab clinic helps make therapeutic treatment child's play
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville, AL, USA
Eagle Rehab treats children with torticollis or head tilted to one side, plagiocephaly or skull flattening, spina bifida, developmental delay, ...

11-Feb-2009
Joy as girl cured of skull condition
South Wales Guardian - UK
Little Megan underwent pioneering treatment after being born with plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome. A trust fund was set up after Megan was denied ...

3-Feb-2009
Sales boss John Kilner loses almost six stone
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford, England, UK
... in 12 months to help raise funds for Jenson Gillespie, a colleague’s son who was born with plagiocephaly, a condition which affects growth of the skull. ...

31-Jan-2009
Wakefield baker raises dough to help tot's treatment
Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds, England, UK
The sales team leader lost nearly six stone in 12 months to help raise sponsored funds for Jenson who was born with plagiocephaly, a condition which affects ...

26-Jan-2009
New Scanner Removes Trauma From Baby Helmets
WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA
However, the statistics for plagiocephaly, or flat spots on the head, multiplied by six times. It now occurs in an estimated one in 50 children. ...

26-Jan-2009
Child Restraint Seats Selling Like Hotcakes
Inside Costa Rica - San Jose, Costa Rica
... not a passenger in a vehicle) or other seating that maintains supine positioning” to avoid developing positional plagiocephaly ("flat head syndrome") .

26-Jan-2009
Fitness: Put baby on your back, mom, but work to prevent problems
Mansfield News Journal - Mansfield, OH, USA
Plagiocephaly is an asymmetric condition of the head. Simply, it means flattening of a baby's head. It may be across the back or on one side. ...

22-Jan-2009
What helps to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Observations on a recent increase in plagiocephaly without synostosis. Pediatrics. ... Increase in the incidence of occipital plagiocephaly. ...

7-Jan-2009
Baby completes successful "helmet" treatment
Hastings Observer - Hastings, England, UK
... a skull deformity was finally removed - and revealed a huge improvement. race to raise £2000 for one for Jesse, who suffered from Flat Head Syndrome. ...

4-Jan-2009
Shaping a life
Martinsburg Journal - Martinsburg, WV, USA
Plagiocephaly causes the head to be oblique which in turn can cause misalignment of the ears, facial asymmetry and a bulging forehead. Plagiocephaly can be ...

3-Jan-2009
Happy new year for little Ciaron
Scarborough Today - Scarborough, England, UK
Ciaron Eaveson, of Langdale Road, suffered from head abnormalities known as plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, which could be treated using a special helmet ...

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