There is also an entry called positional plagiocephaly which has a tiny bit more discussion of the etiology and treatment . talk ) 13 : 27, 3 October 2008 ( UTC)
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Plagiocephaly, the asymmetrical distortion of the skull, is another typical associated condition that is easily managed through positioning and strengthening exercises to prevent torticollis, a constant spasm or extreme tightening of the neck muscles.
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In humans, the cephalic disorder is known as "'flat head syndrome "', and results from premature fusion of the coronal sutures ( see craniosynostosis ) or from external deformation ( see plagiocephaly ).
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The medical name is positional plagiocephaly, a condition some pediatricians had never heard of before the nationwide " Back to Sleep " campaign that started in 1994 to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.
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Data also suggests that the rates of plagiocephaly is higher among twins and multiple births, premature babies, babies who were positioned in the breech position or back-to-back, as well as babies born after a prolonged labour.
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In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics ( AAP ) suggested that infants should spend minimal time in car seats ( when not a passenger in a vehicle ) or other seating that maintains supine positioning to avoid developing positional plagiocephaly ( " flat head syndrome " ).
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Dr . John Graham, director of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Craniofacial Clinic in Los Angeles, said the number of babies with plagiocephaly, the term for assymetrical heads, has jumped five-fold in the last five years, to one in every 60 babies.
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Brachycephaly with plagiocephaly is positional and has become more prevalent since the " Back to Sleep " Campaign . The Back to Sleep campaign began in 1994 as a way to educate parents, caregivers, and health care providers about ways to reduce the risk for sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ).
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Examples include : trigonocephaly ( fusion of the metopic suture ), brachycephaly ( fusion of the coronal suture and lambdoid suture bilaterally ), dolichocephaly ( fusion of the sagittal suture ), plagiocephaly ( fusion of coronal and lambdoidal sutures unilaterally ), and oxycephaly or turricephaly ( fusion of coronal and lambdoid sutures ).
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Examples include : trigonocephaly ( fusion of the metopic suture ), brachycephaly ( fusion of the coronal suture ), dolichocephaly ( fusion of the sagittal suture ), plagiocephaly ( unilateral premature closure of lambdoid and coronal sutures ), oxycephaly ( fusion of coronal and lambdoidal sutures ), Kleeblattschaedel ( premature closure of all sutures ).
