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

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Plagiocephaly  

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Scope note

  • The condition characterized by uneven or irregular shape of the head often in parallelogram shape with a flat spot on the back or one side of the head. It can either result from the premature CRANIAL SUTURE closure (CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS) or from external forces (NONSYNOSTOTIC PLAGIOCEPHALY).

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  • 2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059041

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