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However, it is unknown if the use of molding helmets without surgery contributes to adverse changes in ICP. The effect of molding helmets on ICP and CI in patients with sagittal synostosis was investigated.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n A prospective cohort study of 24 pediatric patients with sagittal synostosis who planned to undergo total cranial reconstruction was performed from 2011 to 2014 at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. A preoperative molding helmet was used in 13 patients, and no molding helmet was used in 11 patients. End-tidal carbon dioxide, patient positioning, level of sedation, type of anesthetic, and the monitoring site at the time of intraoperative recording were regulated and standardized to establish the accuracy of the ICP readings. CI and head circumference were monitored for each patient.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n The mean duration of the preoperative use of the molding helmet was 17 weeks (range 7\u201337 weeks). Under controlled settings, the average intraoperative ICP was 7.2 mm Hg (range 2\u201318 mm Hg) for patients treated with a preoperative molding helmet and 9.5 mm Hg (range 2\u201322 mm Hg) for patients with no preoperative molding helmet. ICP was not significantly different between the 2 groups, suggesting that the use of a molding helmet in this population is safe. The average CI at the time of helmet placement was 0.70 (range 0.67\u20130.73), and this improved to an average of 0.74 (range 0.69\u20130.79) after using the molding helmet for a mean of 17 weeks.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n ICPs were not significantly different with the use of a preoperative molding helmet, refuting the prevailing thought that molding helmets would be detrimental in children who have craniosynostosis. 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