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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
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Day - time feeding ecology of Eulemur cinereiceps in the Agnalazaha Forest, Mahabo - Mananivo, Madagascar
The Agnalazaha Forest, a degraded fragment of littoral forest in southeast Madagascar, contains a small population of the… 
1987
1987
Sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids from Helianthus species.
From the leaves and the flowers of Helianthus glaucophyllus and Helianthus microcephalus, three new guaianolides were isolated. H… 
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… 
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.
1972
1972
The clinical significance of "measurement microcephaly".
Twenty-eight of 100 children followed because of severe illness in early infancy were found to have head circumferences 2… 
1969
1969
Viruses and embryos.
A number of viruses are capable of producing intrauterine infection and damage. Both rubella and cytomegalovirus may cause… 
1950
1950
[Diffuse symmetric calcification in a syndrome including microcephaly and meningoencephalitis].
Bei einem Geschwisterpaar, sowie einem 14jahrigen Madchen und einem nahezu 3jahrigen Knaben wird eine Erkrankung beschrieben… 
1947
1947
Pathogenesis of mongolism.
THE PATHOLOGIC evidence presented in this paper tests a hypothesis that whatever the cause of mongolism may be 1 the condition… 
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