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Positional Skull Deformity

Positional Skull Deformity is a congenital head anomaly characterized by an abnormal skull shape resulting from external mechanical forces during fetal development or early infancy, distinguished from genetic or structural malformations by its extrinsic etiology and malleable nature.

31

Publications

1.6K

Citations

142

Authors

60

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

Variants

Positional Plagiocephaly

Parents

Publications

31

Prevention and Management of Positional Skull Deformities in Infants

John A. Persing, Hector E. James, Jack Swanson et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2003 · 338 citations

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Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial

Roelof Van Wijk, Leo A. van Vlimmeren, Karin Groothuis‐Oudshoorn et al. · BMJ · 2014 · 222 citations · Full text

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Prevention and Management of Positional Skull Deformities in Infants

James Laughlin, Thomas G. Luerssen, Mark S. Dias · PEDIATRICS · 2011 · 172 citations

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Helmet Versus Nonhelmet Treatment in Nonsynostotic Positional Posterior Plagiocephaly

J.S.H. Vles, C. Colla, Jacobiene W. Weber et al. · Journal of Craniofacial Surgery · 2000 · 100 citations

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The Differential Diagnosis of Abnormal Head Shapes: Separating Craniosynostosis from Positional Deformities and Normal Variants

Martin H. S. Huang, Wendy E. Mouradian, S Cohen et al. · The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal · 1998 · 83 citations

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Authors

142

  1. LA
    Leo A. van Vlimmeren

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    3 publications · 304 citations

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  2. MM
    Magda M. Boere‐Boonekamp

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    3 publications · 266 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. KG
    Karin Groothuis‐Oudshoorn

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    3 publications · 266 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. TG
    Thomas G. Luerssen

    Texas Children's Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 256 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. MJ
    Maarten J. IJzerman

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    3 publications · 266 citations

    3

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Institutions

60

  1. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    266 citations

  2. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Radboud University Medical Center

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    266 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    176 citations

  5. Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    504 citations

  6. Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    504 citations

  7. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  8. University Children's Hospital Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    228 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

    6 publications · 255 citations

    6

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  2. Child s Nervous System

    3 publications · 110 citations

    3

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  3. BMJ

    2 publications · 241 citations

    2

    h-index

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  5. PEDIATRICS

    2 publications · 510 citations

    2

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