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Plagiocephaly
Reports outline plagiocephaly research from S. Deribaupierre and colleagues
January 25th, 2008
"Introduction When a child walks in the clinic with a unilateral frontal flattening, it is usually associated in our minds with unilateral coronal synostosis. While the latter might be the most common cause of anterior plagiocephaly, it is not the only one," scientists writing in the journal Childs Nervous System report. "A patent coronal suture will force us to consider other etiologies, such as deformational plagiocephaly, or synostosis of another suture. To understand the mechanisms underlying this malformation, the development and growth of the skull base must be considered. Materials and methods There have been few reports in the literature of isolated...
Source: Medical Patent Business Week (2008-01-25)
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