An assistive device for the treatment of positional plagiocephaly.
An assistive device (AD) was used to treat 122 infants with moderate-to-severe positional plagiocephaly. Clinical evaluations indicate that the AD provided the most benefit when applied to 2- to 8-month-old children. Our results suggest that the AD may join molding helmets and physical therapy as a treatment for moderate-to-severe positional plagiocephaly in infants under the age of 1 year.
Carson
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Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 N. Wolfe Street, 811 Harvey, Baltimore, MD 21287-8811.
Muñoz
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Gross
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VanderKolk
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CA
James
C S
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Gates
J
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North
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McKnight
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Guarnieri
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D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation; D012890:Sleep; D016683:Supine Position