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Positional plagiocephaly is associated with sternocleidomastoid muscle activation in healthy term infants

Positional plagiocephaly is associated with sternocleidomastoid muscle activation in healthy term infants

Authors :
Amy Leung
John Gavranich
Leanne M Johnston
Allison Mandrusiak
Pauline Watter
Source :
Child's Nervous System. 33:617-624
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.

Abstract

To explore the relationship between sternocleidomastoid activation and positional plagiocephaly in healthy full term infants. Participants were 82 infants from a regionally based-longitudinal study of infant development. Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) activation was assessed using active head-righting responses of body-on-head with and against gravity and head-on-body against gravity at 3, 6 and 9 weeks. Plagiocephaly was assessed using the Modified Cranial Vault Asymmetry Index (mCVAI) at 9 weeks. More severe plagiocephaly was associated with more severe asymmetry in active head-righting responses at all ages (p

Details

ISSN :
14330350 and 02567040
Volume :
33
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Child's Nervous System
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7cec3d4df4a21ffd0ea0c0a1f80a1f01
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3351-z