Brain electrophysiology reveals intact processing of speech sounds in deformational plagiocephaly.

835e Deformational plagiocephaly is a common head shape disorder that is characterized by unilateral occipital flattening and asymmetric frontal bossing. The condition, also known as positional plagiocephaly, plagiocephaly without synostosis, or flat head syndrome, develops because of mechanical forces acting on the skull in utero or early in life.1,2 Multiple-gestation pregnancies, prematurity, and forceps-assisted delivery have been identified as risk factors.3–5 Skull deformity secondary to uterine constraint may improve within the first few weeks of life, whereas flattening from supine postnatal positioning (with or without associated torticollis)