If conservative treatment is unsuccessful, helmets may help to correct abnormal head shapes. These helmets are used to treat deformational plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly and other head shape deformities in infants 3–18 months of age by gently allowing the head shape to grow back into a normal shape. This type of treatment has been used for severe deformations. Prognosis
Preliminary research indicates that some babies with plagiocephaly may comprise a high-risk group for developmental difficulties. Plagiocephaly is associated with motor and language developmental delays. While developmental delay is more commonplace among babies with plagiocephaly, it cannot be inferred that plagiocephaly is the cause of the delay. Etymology
Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plagios) oblique, slanting, from PIE plag- flat, spread, from *plak, and Modern Latin cephal- head, skull, brain, (from Greek κεφαλή) together means flat head. See also
Artificial cranial deformation
Yakovlevian torque

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