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The clinical diagnostic utility of array CGH in children with syndromic microcephaly

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2022
Background: A prospective study using array CGH in children with Syndromic microcephaly from a tertiary pediatric healthcare centre in India. Aim: To identify the copy number variations causative of microcephaly detected through chromosomal array CGH ...
Manisha Goyal, Mohammed Faruq, Ashok Gupta, Divya Shrivastava, Uzma Shamim   +4 more
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Birth Defects and Long- Term Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Infants Born During the Zika Virus Epidemic in the Dominican Republic

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Background:When acquired during pregnancy, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can cause substantial fetal morbidity, however, little is known about the long-term neurodevelopmental abnormalities of infants with congenital ZIKV exposure without microcephaly at ...
Raquel Pimentel, Shaveta Khosla, Josefina Rondon, Farah Pena, Gwyneth Sullivan, Martha Perez, Supriya D. Mehta, Maximo O. Brito   +7 more
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Prevalence and Clinical Attributes of Congenital Microcephaly - New York, 2013-2015. [PDF]

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2017
Graham KA, Fox DJ, Talati A, Pantea C, Brady L, Carter SL, Friedenberg E, Vora NM, Browne ML, Lee CT.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Congenital Genetic Microcephaly: Clinical Diagnostic Approach [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 2019
AbstractMicrocephaly is an important neurological sign defined by a cranial circumference < 2 standard deviations or < 3 standard deviations in the severe form compared with age- and gender-matched children. Microcephaly is classified as congenital (prenatal) and postnatal. In general, microcephaly may result from an insult, including infections,
Marino, Silvia, Pavone, Piero, Marino, Lidia, Rapisarda, Filippo Andrea Salvatore, Falsaperla, Raffaele   +4 more
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Microcephaly and macrocephaly. A study on anthropometric and clinical data from 308 subjects [PDF]

, 2019
Head circumference is the auxological parameter that most correlates with developmental anomalies in childhood. Head circumference (HC) two standard deviations (SD) below or above the mean defines microcephaly and macrocephaly, respectively.
Corsello G., Mancuso G., Martorana C., Montante C., Notarbartolo V., Piro E., Schierz I. A. M., Vanella V.   +7 more
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Microcephaly

Children, 2017
Microcephaly is defined as a head circumference more than two standard deviations below the mean for gender and age. Congenital microcephaly is present at birth, whereas postnatal microcephaly occurs later in life.
Emily Hanzlik, Joseph Gigante
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The Frequency of Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma Among Microcephalic and Hydrocephalic Neonates Admitted to Pediatric Hospital in Bandar Abbas [PDF]

Disease and Diagnosis, 2020
Background: Congenital infection is a primary cause of malformations during infancy including hydrocephaly and microcephaly. In addition, cytomegalovirus and toxoplasma are the two prevalent causes of congenital infections.
Maryam Rostamian, Seyyed Hossein Saadat, Mohammad Mehdi Mashayekhi, Hosein Hamadiyan, Mehran Ahmadi   +4 more
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Experimental Zika Virus Infection in the Pregnant Common Marmoset Induces Spontaneous Fetal Loss and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities. [PDF]

, 2018
During its most recent outbreak across the Americas, Zika virus (ZIKV) was surprisingly shown to cause fetal loss and congenital malformations in acutely and chronically infected pregnant women.
Aagaard, Kjersti M, Castro, Eumenia CC, Chiu, Charles Y, Giavedoni, Luis, Hodara, Vida L, Layne-Colon, Donna, Li, Tony, Martyn, Calla, Parodi, Laura M, Patterson, Jean L, Reyes, Kevin, Rutherford, Julienne, Seferovic, Maxim, Suter, Melissa A, Sánchez-San Martín, Claudia, Tamhankar, Manasi, Tardif, Suzette D, Yagi, Shigeo   +17 more
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Phenotypic Differences between Asian and African Lineage Zika Viruses in Human Neural Progenitor Cells

mSphere, 2017
Recent Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have been associated with a range of neurological complications, in particular congenital microcephaly. Human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of microcephaly ...
Fatih Anfasa, Jurre Y. Siegers, Mark van der Kroeg, Noreen Mumtaz, V. Stalin Raj, Femke M. S. de Vrij, W. Widagdo, Gülsah Gabriel, Sara Salinas, Yannick Simonin, Chantal Reusken, Steven A. Kushner, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Bart Haagmans, Byron E. E. Martina, Debby van Riel   +15 more
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Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome: Microcephaly and Orofacial Anomalies

Life, 2023
The progressive reappearance of the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection since October 2013 and its circulation in &gt;70 countries and territories (from French Polynesia to Brazil and other countries in the Americas, with sporadic spread in Europe and the East) has long been reported as a global public health emergency.
Gaetano Scotto, Salvatore Massa, Francesca Spirito, Vincenzina Fazio   +3 more
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