Open AccessDistinguishing Between Lambdoid Craniosynostosis and Deformational Plagiocephaly: A Review of This Paradigm Shift in Clinical Decision-Making and Lesson for the Future
Author(s) -
Craig B. Birgfeld,
Carrie L. Heike
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
craniomaxillofacial trauma and reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-3883
pISSN - 1943-3875
DOI - 10.1177/1943387520965801
Subject(s) - craniosynostosis , medicine , cranial vault , plagiocephaly , craniosynostoses , surgery , orthodontics , general surgery , pediatrics , skull
The cause of occipital asymmtery can be either extrinsic or intrinsic. Intrinsic causes include lambdoid craniosynsotosis. This condition is generally treated with cranial vault expansion surgery. Extrinsic causes include deformational plagiocephaly, which became commonplace after the "Back to Sleep Campaign" instituted in the 1980s by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The treatment of this condition is non surgical. Dr. Joseph Gruss was instumental in differentiating between these conditions and reducing the number of unnecessary surgeries that were previously being performed.