A study of family head shape: environment alters cranial shape.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 45(1): 55-63, 2006.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16429217
ABSTRACT
A change in the type of cranial deformities (plagiocephaly) presenting to certain clinics has occurred. The purpose of this study was to compare infant head shapes against head shapes of their biologic parents to explore the roles of heredity and environment on cranial shape. Standardized family photographs and anthropometric measurements demonstrated that 30% of the infants had cranial widths 2 standard deviations above norm, while 4.6% had widths exceeding 3 standard deviations. Despite a mean age of only 8 months, 11.6% had widths that were already greater than that of 1 parent. These results demonstrate that plagiocephaly has taken on a new configuration, presenting not only with asymmetry, but also with excessive cranial width.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Crânio
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Família
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Cefalometria
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Suturas Cranianas
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Plagiocefalia não Sinostótica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article