Asymmetric head shape, which is usually a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape.
Comment:
Plagiocephaly may affect the posterior skull alone. With plagiocephaly, one can see a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape or asymmetry of the posterior skull alone.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
Flat head syndrome; Flattening of cranial vault; Flattening of cranium; Flattening of skull; rhomboid shaped cranium; rhomboid shaped skull
narrow_synonym:
Flattening of head; deformational plagiocephaly; positional plagiocephaly
broad_synonym:
Flat head; asymmetry of the posterior cranium; asymmetry of the posterior head; asymmetry of the posterior skull; rhomboid shaped head