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Microcephaly

Known as: microcephalic, microencephaly, Micrencephaly 
A congenital abnormality in which the CEREBRUM is underdeveloped, the fontanels close prematurely, and, as a result, the head is small. (Desk… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (4)

AcraniaAnencephalyCongenital anomaly of brainCongenital disease of brain

Narrower (34)

Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type 2Baraitser Brett Piesowicz syndromeBattaglia Neri syndromeBixler Christian Gorlin syndrome
Brain Development AbnormalityCentral Nervous SystemFetal Alcohol SyndromeIn Blood

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Infectious Zika viral particles in breastmilk
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Academic Medicine and Concierge Practice
TO THE EDITOR: Doherty (1) neglects to mention that many luxury care clinics are sponsored by academic medical centers. Some… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
The expanding phenotype of GLUT1-deficiency syndrome
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Investigation of meiotic rearrangements in DGS/VCFS patients with a microdeletion 22q11.2
Editor—We present the clinical histories and physical findings in two unrelated, severely mentally retarded males, now 14 and 11… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Migration of cortical neurons is altered by gestational exposure to ethanol.
  • Michael W. Miller
  • Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 5948321
Rats prenatally exposed to ethanol exhibit a variety of structural anomalies in the central nervous system. One of the key… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Rett syndrome—Clinical studies and pathophysiological consideration
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Brain malformations related to prenatal exposure to ethanol.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Adverse effects on offspring of maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy.
To evaluate the risk of offspring of heavy drinking during pregnancy, we administered a questionnaire to 633 women at the first… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The Williams elfin facies syndrome. A new perspective.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The fetal trimethadione syndrome.
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