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... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Craniofacial Abnormalities > Plagiocephaly > Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Craniofacial Abnormalities > Plagiocephaly > Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic

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Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Deformational Plagiocephalies
  • Deformational Plagiocephaly
  • Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly
  • Plagiocephalies, Deformational
  • Plagiocephalies, Positional
  • Plagiocephaly, Deformational
  • Plagiocephaly, Positional
  • Positional Plagiocephalies
  • Positional Plagiocephaly

Scope note

  • A deformity of the SKULL that is not due to bone fusion (SYNOSTOSIS), such as craniosynostoses, and is characterized by an asymmetric skull and face. It is observed with an increased frequency in INFANTS after the adoption of supine sleeping recommendations to prevent SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049068

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