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T1 A Prospective Study of Cranial Deformity and Delayed Development in Children
A1 González Santos, Josefa
A1 González Bernal, Jerónimo
A1 Fuente Anuncibay, Raquel de la
A1 Aguilar-Parra, José M.
A1 Trigueros Ramos, Rubén
A1 Soto Cámara, Raúl
A1 López Liria, Remedios
K1 Plagiocephaly
K1 Child development
K1 Early intervention
K1 Speech development
K1 Motor skills disorders
K1 Cráneo-Anomalías y malformaciones
K1 Skull-Abnormalities
AB Plagiocephaly, the most common form of cranial deformity, has become more prevalentin recent years. Many authors have described a number of sequelae of poorly defined etiologies,although several gaps exist in their real scope. This study aimed to analyze the effects of physiotherapytreatments and cranial orthoses on the psychomotor development of infants with cranial deformities,complemented by protocolized postural exercises applied by the family. This prospective study ondifferent developmental areas included a sample of 48 breastfeeding infants aged 6 to 18 months whopresented with plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome). The Brunet–Lézine scale was used to performthree tests for assessing the psychomotor development of infants, thus offering a measure for globaldevelopment. The results suggest that plagiocephaly is a marker for the risk of delayed development,particularly in motor and language areas. This delayed development could be improved withphysiotherapy and orthopedic treatment, complemented by interventions by the infants´ relatives.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11769
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11769
LA spa
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 03-jun-2026