title: [Positional plagiocephaly in infancy: diagnosis and management].
abstract: Positional plagiocephaly in the newborn corresponds to a posterior flattening and asymetry of the head. Its incidence has significantly increased since the "back to sleep" campain in the nineteen nineties to prevent sudden infant death syndrome. The posterior deformation usually worsens during the first six months of life when the skull is susceptible to posterior constant pressure which induces the deformation. Spontaneous outcome can be favorable. Treatment is always conservative and consists in positionnal exercise, physiotherapy and osteopathy. In some cases treatment with a helmet is recommended for a period of three months usually. Posterior positionnal plagiocephaly has no consequences on the brain's developement an is considered as an esthetic issue. In most cases good results are obtained after management with a custom fitted helmet when needed.
authors: Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève et Faculté de Médecine, Université de Genève.
authors: Oliver P
authors: OP
authors: Gautschi
authors: Benedict
authors: B
authors: Rilliet
authors: Karl
authors: K
authors: Schaller
authors: Benoît
authors: B
authors: Jenny
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D056888:Patient Positioning; D049068:Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016683:Supine Position
keywords: Ergotherapie; Helmbehandlung; Management; Physiotherapie; casque; helmet; lagebedingter Plagiocephalus; manoeuvre de positionnement; newborn; nourisson; physiothérapie; plagiocéphalie positionnelle; positional exercise; posterior positional plagiocephaly; traitement; treatment