Local researchers from Washington have been studying Infant Flathead Syndrome and have recently discovered it can cause more effects than visual.
In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development. This is the first controlled study to suggest that babies who have flattened areas on the back of their heads during the first year of life may be at risk for developmental delay.
More work and research is still to be done in this area to find out whether the effects persist as the child grows older. Stay informed and read the rest of the article: http://www.topnews.in/health/cognitive-and-motor-delays-linked-flat-head-syndrome-infants-26231
