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VIEW Abstracts on the prevention, etiology, assessment & correction of abnormal head shape.

SEARCH Abstracts on the prevention, etiology, assessment & correction of abnormal head shape.

Publications on the Etiology & Treatment of Positional Plagiocephaly (Old)

Treatment Experiences

Flat Head Prevention a project of the Junior League of Erie

Craniofacial Support Group Links

American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevention and Management of Positional Skull Deformities in Infants, July 2003 (on the AAP website) [abstract] [full text] [pdf]

Text of Judge's Ruling against CIGNA Healthcare of North Carolina for not covering treatment of plagiocephaly

$2,000,000 gross verdict against defendant pediatricians for failure to timely refer to craniofacial specialists upon presentation of a newborn with cranial deformity.  Click here to read the judgment summary here [pdf].

Plagiocephaly in the News

FDA Approved Cranial Orthoses

Policy Statements Concerning 'Head Shape'

Find a Preferred Physician -- physicians recommended for their knowledge of positional (deformational) plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis.

Recommend a Specialist -- use this form is you have a physician to recommend for his/her knowledge of positional (deformational)  plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis.

Information about Craniofacial Anthropometry at The BioAnth Web

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Last updated: 03-May-2008
 
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