September 2006. Volume 2. Number 3

A 2 year old with slightly asymetrical skull has been told he has plagiocephaly. Parents want something doing about it. What can be done, if anything, to correct his skull asymmetry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Translator: Esparza Olcina MJ1.
1Centro de Salud Barcelona. Móstoles. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Jesús Esparza Olcina. Email: mjesparza8@gmail.com
Publication date: 30/09/2006

AT | Translated Articles

Translator: Esparza Olcina MJ1.
1Centro de Salud Barcelona. Móstoles. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Jesús Esparza Olcina. Email: mjesparza8@gmail.com
Publication date: 30/09/2006

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The NLH´s Primary Care Question Answering Service (Servicio de Respuestas a Preguntas Clínicas en Atención Primaria) NLH (National Library for Health) NHS (National Health Service). Traducción autorizada.

Los autores del artículo original no se hacen responsables de los posibles errores que hayan podido cometerse en la traducción del mismo.


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Esparza MJ. A un niño de 2 años con una ligera asimetría craneal se le diagnostica plagiocefalia. Los padres quieren una solución ¿Qué se puede hacer, si es que se puede hacer algo, para corregir su asimetría craneal? Evid Pediatr. 2006; 2:63. Traducción autorizada de : The Primary Care Question Answering Service. A 2 year old with slightly asymetrical skull has been told he has plagiocephaly. Parents want something doing about it. What can be done, if anything, to correct his skull asymmetry. NHS. NLH Question Answering Service Web Site (en línea) (fecha de actualización: 20-IV-2006; fecha de consulta: 4-VII-2006). Disponible en: http://www.clinicalanswers.nhs.uk/index.cfm?question=2689

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  4. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Cranial orthoses for deformational plagiocephaly. Bloomington, MN: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2004.

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