Since the American Academy of Pediatrics' Back to Sleep Campaign, the incidence of positional plagiocephaly has increased dramatically with a concurrent rise in the incidence of torticollis.

Another significant area of research has been the cost implications of diagnosing and managing positional plagiocephaly. A review of the literature highlighted that early diagnosis, ideally by ...

Many thanks for addressing the subject of “positional plagiocephaly.” This is a controversial subject, partly as a result of a lack of awareness, mercenary interests, and scaremongering (1).

The most common positional skull deformity is plagiocephaly, a flat spot on one side of the head that makes the opposite forehead prominent, which may affect nearly half of all 4-month-old babies.

Congress of neurological surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with positional plagiocephaly: executive summary. Neurosurgery 2016; 79: 623–4 ...

An infant presenting with an abnormal head shape requires careful investigation. The etiology of cranial dysmorphology can be divided into 3 categories that include: [6] The term plagiocephaly is ...