Amy-peer review articles...long

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Sorry I was unable to get back to you yesterday. I'm just going to

list all the articles I sent to my insurance and where I found them.

If you want to fax them to you let me know.

" Treatment of Craniofacial Asymmetry With Dynamic Orthotic

Cranioplasty " in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Vol9, No. 1

January 1998. " Historically, muscular torticollis has been linked to

positional plagiocephaly as a result of the persistent positioning of

the head, which tends to rotate away from the side of the affected

(SCM) muscle. " CT gave me a copy. My has mild tort.

" Sleep Position Tied to Head Flattening " in Pediatric News Vol. 30,

No.4 CT gave me a copy. " A surge in the number of infants who have

flattened or misshappem heads has been tied to a 1992 recommendation

on sleep position from the AAP, according to interviews with pediatric

neurosurgeons..since the AAP's 1992 sleep position recommendation

intended to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, the number of

infants sleeping on their stomachs has gone from about 75% to less

than 25%, according to Dr. Kattwinkel. "

" Cranial Dysfunction in Otitis Media " by BF Degenhard, 38th Annual AOA

Conference " Those children who had plagiocephaly...had an increased

incidence of middle ear infections. " I found at Plagio group

site.

" Long Term Developmental Outcomes in Patients With Deformational

Plagiocephaly " You can find it at

http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/105/2/e2 " infants with

deformational plagiocephaly comprise a high-risk group for

developmental difficulties presenting as subtle problems of cerebral

dysfunction during the shool-age years. " Found at Plagio site

" Craniofacial Surgery Program Restores Health of Children with Severe

Skull Malformations " " If left untreated, the deformity can have a

serious impact on the child's growth..Because a child's skull is

formed almost 95% to its maximum by age 2, it is desirable to correct

the defects early. The deformity may also cause psychological

problems by the time the child is 3 or 4 years old... " Found at

Plagio site

I also enclosed a definition of Positional Plagio from the Medical

College of Georgia http://www.mcg.edu.SOM/surgery/neuros/Plagio.htm

" a side effect of the back to sleep movement..is an increasing

occurrence of positional plagiocephaly. "

There was also a Resolution from the AMA listed at the Plagio

site that stated " children who do not have birth defects and facial

anomalies repaired face long term physical and psychological injuries "

" treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or

any disorder due to trauma or malignant disease should be covered by

all insurers, and that such coverage shall include treatment, which in

the opinion of the treating physician is medically necessary, to

return the patient to a more normal appearance, even if the procedure

does not materially affect the function of that body part... "

I think the AMA one's really important to point out since insurance

co's. should follow their guidelines. I wish you the best of luck.

, 's mom

Southern California

[Guest guest]

christina,

thank you so much for this!! i will let you know how appeal #2 turns

out.

thanks again.

amy

mom to emma (born 9/24/01)

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " christina_a444 " <christina_a444@y...>

wrote:

> Hi Amy,

> Sorry I was unable to get back to you yesterday. I'm just going to

> list all the articles I sent to my insurance and where I found

them.

> If you want to fax them to you let me know.

>

> " Treatment of Craniofacial Asymmetry With Dynamic Orthotic

> Cranioplasty " in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Vol9, No. 1

> January 1998. " Historically, muscular torticollis has been linked

to

> positional plagiocephaly as a result of the persistent positioning

of

> the head, which tends to rotate away from the side of the affected

> (SCM) muscle. " CT gave me a copy. My has mild tort.

>

> " Sleep Position Tied to Head Flattening " in Pediatric News Vol. 30,

> No.4 CT gave me a copy. " A surge in the number of infants who

have

> flattened or misshappem heads has been tied to a 1992

recommendation

> on sleep position from the AAP, according to interviews with

pediatric

> neurosurgeons..since the AAP's 1992 sleep position recommendation

> intended to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, the number of

> infants sleeping on their stomachs has gone from about 75% to less

> than 25%, according to Dr. Kattwinkel. "

>

> " Cranial Dysfunction in Otitis Media " by BF Degenhard, 38th Annual

AOA

> Conference " Those children who had plagiocephaly...had an increased

> incidence of middle ear infections. " I found at Plagio group

> site.

>

> " Long Term Developmental Outcomes in Patients With Deformational

> Plagiocephaly " You can find it at

> http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/105/2/e2 " infants

with

> deformational plagiocephaly comprise a high-risk group for

> developmental difficulties presenting as subtle problems of

cerebral

> dysfunction during the shool-age years. " Found at Plagio site

>

> " Craniofacial Surgery Program Restores Health of Children with

Severe

> Skull Malformations " " If left untreated, the deformity can have a

> serious impact on the child's growth..Because a child's skull is

> formed almost 95% to its maximum by age 2, it is desirable to

correct

> the defects early. The deformity may also cause psychological

> problems by the time the child is 3 or 4 years old... " Found at

> Plagio site

>

> I also enclosed a definition of Positional Plagio from the Medical

> College of Georgia http://www.mcg.edu.SOM/surgery/neuros/Plagio.htm

> " a side effect of the back to sleep movement..is an increasing

> occurrence of positional plagiocephaly. "

>

> There was also a Resolution from the AMA listed at the Plagio

> site that stated " children who do not have birth defects and

facial

> anomalies repaired face long term physical and psychological

injuries "

> " treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity

or

> any disorder due to trauma or malignant disease should be covered

by

> all insurers, and that such coverage shall include treatment, which

in

> the opinion of the treating physician is medically necessary, to

> return the patient to a more normal appearance, even if the

procedure

> does not materially affect the function of that body part... "

>

> I think the AMA one's really important to point out since insurance

> co's. should follow their guidelines. I wish you the best of luck.

>

> , 's mom

> Southern California