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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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2004
2004
Telencephalic cytoarchitectonics in the brains of rats with graded degrees of micrencephaly
SummaryGraded degrees of micrencephaly were produced in the progeny of rats given 0, 14, 22, or 30 mg methylazoxymethanol acetate… 
1985
1985
Viral persistence and abnormalities of the central nervous system after congenital infection of sheep with border disease virus.
Lambs congenitally infected with border disease (BD) virus and sheep exposed to BD virus as adults were studied for one year to… 
1985
1985
Microcephaly, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, short stature, and minor anomalies: a new syndrome.
Four sibs, three males and one female, had microcephaly, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, short stature, and multiple congenital… 
1984
1984
Extreme deprivation in early childhood--I. Diverse outcomes for three siblings from an extraordinary family.
An unusual family is described which has been studied for several years. Accounts are given of the later development of two… 
1980
1980
Effects of radiation on development, especially of the nervous system.
Humans and other organisms are exposed to ionizing radiations from a variety of natural and man-made sources. Radiation may cause… 
1978
1978
Present status of the infant of very low birth weight treated in a referral neonatal intensive care unit in 1974.
In 1974, 250 infants with birth weights of 1500 g or less were referred to the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital for Sick… 
1976
1976
[Fetal alcohol syndrome (author's transl)].
The fetal alcohol syndrome was observed in four girls aged 1 2/12 to 9 2/12 years, two of whom were sisters. Three of the… 
1972
1972
Methylazoxymethanol-induced micrencephaly in rats: behavioral studies.
1969
1969
Viruses and embryos.
A number of viruses are capable of producing intrauterine infection and damage. Both rubella and cytomegalovirus may cause… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
"Salmon poisoning" disease. II. Second intermediate host susceptibility studies.
The fishes Cottus perplexus, Lampetra richardsoni, L. tridentata, and Richardsonius balteatus and the Pacific giant salmander…