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Microcephaly

Microcephaly (from Neo-Latin microcephalia, from Ancient Greek μικρός mikrós "small" and κεφαλή kephalé "head") is a medical condition involving a smaller-than-normal head. Microcephaly may be present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. Brain development is often affected; people with this disorder often have an intellectual…

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Causes
Usually genetic or toxin exposure during pregnancy
Complications
Neurological impairments
Duration
Lifelong
Frequency
2–12 per 10,000 births
Prevention
Avoiding alcohol consumption while pregnant
Pronunciation
/ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɛfəliː/

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Microcephaly

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Avg. degree1.99
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Microcephaly

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related to Postnatal onset · 38
Microcephaly → ASPM, CDK5RAP2, CDK6, CENPJ, CEP135, CEP152, Dieker, Genetic, GeneticInborn, Goutières, HIV, In, KNL1, MCPH, MCPH1, MCPH10, MCPH11, MCPH12, MCPH2, MCPH3
related to Notable cases · 36
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related to Pathophysiology · 17
Microcephaly → ASPM, ATR-Seckel, Bloom, CMV, DNA, Fanconi, For, In, Individuals, MCPH1-dependent, Mutations, Nijmegen, Notch, Research, The, These, Zika
related to Arbovirus · 16
Microcephaly → Aedes, Arthropods, Bites, CDC, Disease Control, Infectious Diseases, International Society, Medicine, Prevention, The, The Centers, The New England Journal, These, This, US Centers, Zika
related to history · 15
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related to Congenital · 14
Microcephaly → Cri-du-chat, DiGeorge, DrugsFetal, Hirschhorn, IsolatedFamilial, Lange, Lemli, Opitz, Single, Steiner, SyndromesChromosomalPoland, Williams, Wolf, Zika
related to Signs and symptoms · 10
Microcephaly → Affected, As, Convulsions, Development, Hyperactivity, Infants, Motor, Severely, Subsequently, There
has cause · 8
Microcephaly → After, Due, Fat Man, Hiroshima, It, Little Boy, Nagasaki, Researchers
see also · 4
Microcephaly → Anencephaly, Cerebral, Medicine, Usually
has treatment · 3
Microcephaly → Because, There, Treatment

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brain head normal also cases genetic may result size small symptoms development disorder zika pregnancy genes motor primary common circumference

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MicrocephalyCausesUsually genetic or toxin exposure during pregnancy1.00infobox
MicrocephalyComplicationsNeurological impairments1.00infobox
MicrocephalyDurationLifelong1.00infobox
MicrocephalyFrequency2–12 per 10,000 births1.00infobox
MicrocephalyPreventionAvoiding alcohol consumption while pregnant1.00infobox
MicrocephalyPronunciation/ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɛfəliː/1.00infobox
MicrocephalySpecialtyMedical genetics, psychiatry, neurology1.00infobox
MicrocephalySymptomsAbnormally small head and brain, neurological impairments1.00infobox
MicrocephalyUsual onsetCongenital1.00infobox
Microcephalyis afeature common to several different genetic disorders arising from a deficiency in the cellular DNA damage response0.90text
rodents has found many genes that are required for normal brain growthinstance ofResearch in animal models0.80text
cytomegalovirusinstance ofviruses0.80text

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