The infant with an abnormal head shape requires careful evaluation; treatment varies according to the etiology. Craniosynostosis, a less common but pathological etiology for plagiocephaly ...

How Fontanelles Affect a Baby's Head Shape The fontanelles play a role ... a condition known as positional plagiocephaly. The “Safe to Sleep” campaign, formerly known as the "Back to Sleep ...

Morrison was twin baby A, packed below his sister ... Among kids with plagiocephaly, 80 percent had a normal head shape by 5 years old, 19 percent had mild plagiocephaly, and only one percent ...

Parents and some scientists want more research and clearer guidance on whether helmets successfully treat flat head syndrome ...

View the infant's head from above. Note the position of the ears and the shape of the forehead. In deformational asymmetric plagiocephaly, the back and front of the head shift forward to 1 side ...