Diseases

Microcephaly

A congenital abnormality in which the CEREBRUM is underdeveloped, the fontanels close prematurely, and, as a result, the head is small. (Desk Reference for Neuroscience, 2nd ed.)

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Abstract

A congenital abnormality in which the CEREBRUM is underdeveloped, the fontanels close prematurely, and, as a result, the head is small. (Desk Reference for Neuroscience, 2nd ed.)

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  • Microcephalies
  • Microlissencephaly
  • Severe Congenital Microcephaly
  • Congenital Microcephalies, Severe
  • Congenital Microcephaly, Severe
  • Microcephalies, Severe Congenital
  • Microcephaly, Severe Congenital
  • Microlissencephalies
  • Severe Congenital Microcephalies

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microcephaly. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008831. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008831
  2. Microcephaly. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcephaly
  3. Microcephaly. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431643