Abstract
In literature, plagiocephaly is defined as abnormal asymmetrical head shape with unilateral flattening of the anterior and/or posterior part of the skull. It is classified as synostotic or deformational. Synostotic plagiocephaly is the result of premature unilateral fusion of neurocranim sutures. Positional plagiocephaly is caused by asymmetrical intrauterine and/or postnatal external forces. The authors report findings of both types of plagiocephaly in the dry skull collection from pertaining Broumov Ossuary (13th-18th century), Czech Republic. In the paper, the incidence of paleopathological asymmetrical skull deformities is discussed in the context with recent clinical data.
Highlights
Is a general term for abnormal asymmetrical cranium shape with unilateral flattening of the anterior or posterior part of the skull
Synostotic plagiocephaly is caused by premature unilateral fusion of the coronal suture, lambdoid suture or lateral skull sutures [1,4,17,21]
The incidence of the synostotic and/or deformational plagiocephaly was investigated in the collection of 745 dry skulls (647 skulls of adults of both sexes, 98 skulls of children) from “Broumov Ossuary” (13th–18th century), Czech
Summary
Is a general term for abnormal asymmetrical cranium shape with unilateral flattening of the anterior or posterior part of the skull. The term meaning “oblique head” (“lopsided skull”) derives from the Greek word roots “plagios” and “kefale^”. Synostotic plagiocephaly is caused by premature unilateral fusion of the coronal suture (frontal or anterior synostotic plagiocephaly), lambdoid suture (occipital or posterior synostotic plagiocephaly, true occipital plagiocephaly) or lateral skull sutures [1,4,17,21]. The term “hemicranial plagiocephaly” is sometimes used for deformities associated with multiple unilateral sutural fusions [1]. Deformational occipital (posterior) plagiocephaly is caused by intrauterine and/or postnatal external forces on the one side parietooccipital region of the developing skull [13]
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