Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hi, My daughter has plagiocephaly and now has a star band. I tried to ask the orthotist about the numbers and measuring her skull and he said it wasn't anything to be concerned with. What I want to know is does anyone know what the cephalic index number means? What is moderate, severe, etc? My daughters' cephalic index is 100 or 1.0 and I am wondering where that falls on a scale of mild to severe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Cephalic index is a ratio between width and head height. "Ideal" is 78%. Usually, when you have 90% or more, it's severe. However, one poster's daughter ('s daughter, Sydney) started over 100 and her head looks amazing now. My orthotist does not put a lot of emphasis on measurements (which bothered me at first), but I think some people feel it's too subjective depending on the person measuring.kperez813 <perez6133@...> wrote: Hi,My daughter has plagiocephaly and now has a star band. I tried to ask the orthotist about the numbers and measuring her skull and he said it wasn't anything to be concerned with. What I want to know is does anyone know what the cephalic index number means? What is moderate, severe, etc? My daughters' cephalic index is 100 or 1.0 and I am wondering where that falls on a scale of mild to severe? Symborski Media Specialist stacy_holcombe@... A library is a hospital for the mind. Anonymous Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 This is what I have heard from the orthos: Brachycephaly Severity: Cephalic Ratio or Index = Cranial Breadth/Cranial Length ideal ratio - 78% normal - 73-83% moderate - 83.1% to 87.9% severe - 88% + Plagio Severity: Oblique at 30 deg (US1 and US2) = Length of diagonal taken at 30° on each side (30° corresponds to the corner of the eye). The subtraction of US1 and US2 gives an indication of the asymmetry of the head. normal 0-3 mm very mild <6 mm mild - 6-10 mm moderate - 10-15 mm severe - 15+ mm Molly California Nicolas, 12.5 months, tort & plagio, STARband 4/25/06-9/12/06, Graduate! , 3.5 , 7 What do the " numbers " mean? Hi, My daughter has plagiocephaly and now has a star band. I tried to ask the orthotist about the numbers and measuring her skull and he said it wasn't anything to be concerned with. What I want to know is does anyone know what the cephalic index number means? What is moderate, severe, etc? My daughters' cephalic index is 100 or 1.0 and I am wondering where that falls on a scale of mild to severe? For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hi, my daughter started off at the same place (100%) and graduated today. her head looks so nice. I will try and post photos when I get a chance. there are some older photos in Our Plagio Babies S/ Sydney M, where you can see she already has a lot of improvement. Now there is even more. Hang in there! -christine mom to sydney/ 10 mo/ starband graduate 10-25-06 > > Hi, > > My daughter has plagiocephaly and now has a star band. I tried to ask > the orthotist about the numbers and measuring her skull and he said it > wasn't anything to be concerned with. What I want to know is does > anyone know what the cephalic index number means? What is moderate, > severe, etc? My daughters' cephalic index is 100 or 1.0 and I am > wondering where that falls on a scale of mild to severe? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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