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Asymmetry of the position of the ears

MedGen UID:
868053
•Concept ID:
C4022444
•
Finding
Synonym: Uneven ears
 
HPO: HP:0040093

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAsymmetry of the position of the ears

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis, Management, and Outcome in 9 Children with Unilateral Posterior Synostotic Plagiocephaly.
Abboud H, Rifi L, Melhaoui A, Arkha Y, El Ouahabi A
World Neurosurg 2020 Aug;140:e169-e174. Epub 2020 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.232. PMID: 32389879
Treatment of plagiocephaly with helmet molding therapy: do actual results mimic perception?
Katzel EB, Koltz PF, Sbitany H, Girotto JA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2011 Mar;48(2):205-9. Epub 2010 Apr 21 doi: 10.1597/09-209. PMID: 20500064
Postural responses to low-intensity, short-duration, galvanic vestibular stimulation as a possible differential diagnostic procedure.
Rinalduzzi S, Cipriani AM, Capozza M, Accornero N
Acta Neurol Scand 2011 Feb;123(2):111-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01349.x. PMID: 20456247

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Asymmetric Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Pediatric Vestibular Migraine.
Hwa TP, Patel V, Field E, Windsor A, Spencer LM, Caine M, O'Reilly RC
Otol Neurotol 2023 Jul 1;44(6):578-583. Epub 2023 Apr 22 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003865. PMID: 37185160
Evolution of asymmetric proptosis during the active phase of thyroid eye disease.
Tran AQ, Zhou HW, Nanda T, Godfrey KJ, Tooley AA, North VS, Kazim M
Orbit 2023 Jun;42(3):251-255. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2088807. PMID: 35801656
Facial Asymmetry: Brow and Ear Position.
Perumal B, Meyer DR
Facial Plast Surg 2018 Apr;34(2):230-234. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636903. PMID: 29466811
Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial.
van Wijk RM, van Vlimmeren LA, Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG, Van der Ploeg CP, Ijzerman MJ, Boere-Boonekamp MM
BMJ 2014 May 1;348:g2741. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2741. PMID: 24784879Free PMC Article
Frontal plagiocephaly: synostotic, compensational, or deformational.
Bruneteau RJ, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 1992 Jan;89(1):21-31; discussion 32-3. PMID: 1727260

Diagnosis

Efficacy of the Head Rotation Test With Bowing for the Lateral Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional vertigo.
Kim MW, Jin MH, Kim JK, Kwak MY
Otol Neurotol 2023 Oct 1;44(9):918-924. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003982. PMID: 37590787
Asymmetric Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Pediatric Vestibular Migraine.
Hwa TP, Patel V, Field E, Windsor A, Spencer LM, Caine M, O'Reilly RC
Otol Neurotol 2023 Jul 1;44(6):578-583. Epub 2023 Apr 22 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003865. PMID: 37185160
Evolution of asymmetric proptosis during the active phase of thyroid eye disease.
Tran AQ, Zhou HW, Nanda T, Godfrey KJ, Tooley AA, North VS, Kazim M
Orbit 2023 Jun;42(3):251-255. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2088807. PMID: 35801656
Facial Asymmetry: Brow and Ear Position.
Perumal B, Meyer DR
Facial Plast Surg 2018 Apr;34(2):230-234. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636903. PMID: 29466811
Frontal plagiocephaly: synostotic, compensational, or deformational.
Bruneteau RJ, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 1992 Jan;89(1):21-31; discussion 32-3. PMID: 1727260

Therapy

Efficacy of Using Perichondrioadipodermal Flap With Combined Techniques in Prominent Ear Correction.
Ciloglu NS, Cin B, Keskin E
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Jul-Aug 01;33(5):1458-1461. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008335. PMID: 36041141
Anterior Synostotic Plagiocephaly: A Quantitative Analysis of Craniofacial Features Using Computed Tomography.
Mohan N, Lazarus L, Harrichandparsad R, Madaree A
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;33(8):2339-2349. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008746. PMID: 35895284
Long-term evaluation of the effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular system in children.
Pazdro-Zastawny K, Pośpiech L, Zatoński T
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jun;109:13-16. Epub 2018 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.03.015. PMID: 29728166
Three-dimensional analysis of cranial and facial asymmetry after helmet therapy for positional plagiocephaly.
Lee MC, Hwang J, Kim YO, Shim KW, Park EK, Lew DH, Yun IS
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Jul;31(7):1113-20. Epub 2015 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2677-7. PMID: 25771922
Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial.
van Wijk RM, van Vlimmeren LA, Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG, Van der Ploeg CP, Ijzerman MJ, Boere-Boonekamp MM
BMJ 2014 May 1;348:g2741. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2741. PMID: 24784879Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Facial Asymmetry: Brow and Ear Position.
Perumal B, Meyer DR
Facial Plast Surg 2018 Apr;34(2):230-234. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636903. PMID: 29466811
Virtual Mapping of the Frontal Recess: Guiding Safe and Efficient Frontal Sinus Surgery.
Patel NS, Dearking AC, O'Brien EK, Pallanch JF
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 May;156(5):946-951. Epub 2017 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/0194599817699562. PMID: 28418817
Weighting of Facial Grading Variables to Disfigurement in Facial Palsy.
Banks CA, Jowett N, Hadlock CR, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2016 Jul 1;18(4):292-8. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2016.0226. PMID: 27124886
Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial.
van Wijk RM, van Vlimmeren LA, Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG, Van der Ploeg CP, Ijzerman MJ, Boere-Boonekamp MM
BMJ 2014 May 1;348:g2741. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2741. PMID: 24784879Free PMC Article
A nonlinear model of the neural integrator improves detection of deficits in the human VOR.
Chan W, Galiana HL
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2010 May;57(5):1012-23. Epub 2009 Mar 4 doi: 10.1109/TBME.2009.2016112. PMID: 19272974

Clinical prediction guides

Evolution of asymmetric proptosis during the active phase of thyroid eye disease.
Tran AQ, Zhou HW, Nanda T, Godfrey KJ, Tooley AA, North VS, Kazim M
Orbit 2023 Jun;42(3):251-255. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2088807. PMID: 35801656
The role of delta and theta oscillations during ego-motion in healthy adult volunteers.
Ertl M, Zu Eulenburg P, Woller M, Dieterich M
Exp Brain Res 2021 Apr;239(4):1073-1083. Epub 2021 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00221-020-06030-3. PMID: 33534022Free PMC Article
Long-term evaluation of the effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular system in children.
Pazdro-Zastawny K, Pośpiech L, Zatoński T
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jun;109:13-16. Epub 2018 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.03.015. PMID: 29728166
Facial Asymmetry: Brow and Ear Position.
Perumal B, Meyer DR
Facial Plast Surg 2018 Apr;34(2):230-234. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636903. PMID: 29466811
Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial.
van Wijk RM, van Vlimmeren LA, Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG, Van der Ploeg CP, Ijzerman MJ, Boere-Boonekamp MM
BMJ 2014 May 1;348:g2741. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2741. PMID: 24784879Free PMC Article

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