Neuroimaging and molecular cytogenetics were used to ascertain the cause of disability in a case. The case was diagnosed to be a variant of Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS). Retrospective analysis showed a prenatal scan reporting dolichocephaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sarimski K: Behavioural and emotional characteristics in children with Sotos syndrome and learning disabilities. Dev Med Child Neurol 2003;45:172. [doi.org]

Dolichocephaly was noted in all the male children of this family in association with congenital megaloblastic anemia and proteinuria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In fetuses with preterm premature rupture of membranes it is associated with respiratory distress syndrome, but not otherwise with a poor neonatal prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The presence of dolichocephaly was highest in infants between 32 and 34 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) (39%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dolichocephaly (derived from the Ancient Greek δολιχός, meaning "long") is a condition where the head is longer than would be expected, relative to its width. In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolichocephaly. [en.wikipedia.org]

Dolichocephaly should be considered when cephalometry alone suggests a diagnosis of placental insufficiency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although there have been no rigorous prospective studies to address this concern, there is currently no evidence to suggest that positional skull deformity causes developmental delays. 8, 16, –, 18 There has been some early motor skill developmental delay [pediatrics.aappublications.org]