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8-Aug-2008
'Thank you for helping ciaron' :VIDEO
Scarborough Today - Scarborough, England, UK
Plagiocephaly, also known as flat head syndrome, is a malformation of the head leaving a flattened area on the back of the head. The full article contains ...

1-Aug-2008
Mirfield parents tell others ‘Do not wait to seek treatment’
Huddersfield Examiner, UK - 2 hours ago
The 18-month-old has brachycephaly – known as flat head syndrome – and needs to wear a helmet 23 hours a day. The couple claim that if health workers had ...

30-Jul-2008
MUM'S APPEAL TO RAISE CASH FOR BABY ALFIE
South Wales Evening Post - Swansea, Wales, UK
Alfie Bailey has been affected by plagiocephaly or "flat-head syndrome". His mum, Lianne, aged 25, says she is angry that treatment of the disfiguring ...

29-Jul-2008
Join us for Teagan's Fundraiser on August 9, 2008
Baristanet - Montclair, NJ, USA
... at the corner of Hawthorne and Maolis Avenues, two blocks south of Washington St. Teagan has been diagnosed with Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly. ...

26-Jul-2008
Pilots for Patients makes 100th flight
KATC - Lafayette, LA, USA
Kennedy, who has a cranial condition called positional plagiocephaly, had just returned from her third trip to Dallas for medical treatment. ...

23-Jul-2008
Flat Head Syndrome
WCIA-3 News - IL, USA
It's called Plagiocephaly and the number of cases is five times higher than it was 10 years ago. In the early 1990s there was a big push for babies to ...

23-Jul-2008
Scan saves time, pain in molding helmet
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield, MA, USA
Tristan has plagiocephaly, which means his head is misshapen. But the use of FastSCAN, manufactured by a Vermont company, has resulted in the child not ...

23-Jul-2008
Baby Jesse given "helmet" to correct skull deformity
Sussex Express - Lewes, England, UK
The Observer highlighted mum Marie's race to raise £2000 so Jesse, who suffers from Flat Head Syndrome, could be fitted with the helmet as soon as possible. ...

21-Jul-2008
Call Yourself a Parent
Northwest Voice - Bakersfield, CA, USA
When you know the difference between plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis before your baby is six months old, you've earned it. When you know three different ...

18-Jul-2008
Capped budget to boost baby James
Burton Mail - Burton on Trent, England, UK
James White, who has plagiocephaly, or 'flat head syndrome', had the helmet fitted at the Technology in Motion orthopaedic centre in Leeds towards the end of ...

17-Jul-2008
Extec gives cash to improve baby's life
Derby Evening Telegraph - Derby, England, UK
James White developed a condition called plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome, after being born 11 weeks prematurely, weighing just 1lb 8oz. ...

14-Jul-2008
Our little miracle
GazetteLive - Middlesbrough, UK
Cole was born with craniosynostosis, which caused plagiocephaly - where one side of his head was misshapen. He had a seven-hour operation at James Cook ...

12-Jul-2008
'Thank you fund-raisers'
Bridlington Today - UK
Owen suffers from severe brachiocephalyflat head syndrome – for which there is no treatment available on the NHS, prompting his parents Gemma and Dean to ...

11-Jul-2008
'Flat head' syndrome unites families to fight for more help
Mirfield Reporter - Dewsbury, England, UK
... 24, said Matilda's was only diagnosed with brachycephaly, a form of plagiocephaly (commonly known as flat head syndrome) at a year old. ...

11-Jul-2008
'Hospital couldn't help our Charlie'
Romford Recorder - Romford, England, UK
A BABY from Hornchurch who was suffering from a severe case of flat head syndrome was turned away from three GPs - even though one doctor admitted he needed ...

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Plagiocephaly was highlighted in the September 2005 issue of Parents Magazine

"Why Ryan Wears a Helmet"

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Plagiocephaly was highlighted in the July 4, 2005 issue of People Magazine.
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