Genetics of early-life head circumference and genetic correlations with neurological, psychiatric and cognitive outcomes [PDF]
BMC Medical Genomics, 2022 Background Head circumference is associated with intelligence and tracks from childhood into adulthood. Methods We performed a genome-wide association study meta-analysis and follow-up of head circumference in a total of 29,192 participants between 6 and
Suzanne Vogelezang +5 more
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Measuring Head Circumference in Neonates Weighing Less Than 2500 Grams [PDF]
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2021 Background: Anthropometric measures are important research goals especially because of racial differences and also variation in measurement techniques.
Farzam Roshanali +3 more
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Mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head circumference ratio in term newborns
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT: Mid-arm circumference of the newborn is strongly associated with birth weight and is a very good indicator of low and insufficient birth weight. However, there are few Brazilian studies on the relationship between mid-arm and head circumferences
Bettina Barbosa Duque Figueira +1 more
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DOES THE NIAS TRIBE'S HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE CORRELATE WITH BODY HEIGHT? [PDF]
Majalah BiomorfologiHighlights • A significant correlation was found between head circumference and height among Nias tribe students. • This study was conducted to obtain formulations on weight determination based on headbands in the Nias tribe.
Windy Juwita Lumbanraja +2 more
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Relationships between Head Circumference, Brain Volume and Cognition in Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Head circumference is used together with other measures as a proxy for central nervous system damage in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, yet the relationship between head circumference and brain volume has not been investigated in this ...
Sarah Treit +9 more
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The role of head circumference and cerebral volumes to phenotype male adults with autism spectrum disorder [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been repeatedly associated with enlargements of head circumference in children with ASD. However, it is unclear if these enlargements persist into adulthood.
Ludger Tebartz van Elst +8 more
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Increased head circumference in schizophrenia [PDF]
Biological Psychiatry, 1996 Pathological and imaging studies indicate brain volume is reduced in schizophrenia; however, the timing and nature of the processes involved remains uncertain (Roberts 1991). If smaller brain volumes were present from birth, as suggested by neurodevelopmental hypotheses, head size should also be smaller in schizophrenia (Stevens 1994).
A S, Bassett +7 more
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Microcephaly measurement in adults and its association with clinical variables
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022 OBJECTIVE To establish a microcephaly cut-off size in adults using head circumference as an indirect measure of brain size, as well as to explore factors associated with microcephaly via data mining.
Nicole Rezende da Costa +13 more
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Cephalic Measurements of Different Tribal Groups of Udaipur District of Southern Rajasthan, India [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Cephalometry is an important part of physical Anthropology and medicine which is used for the determination of the morphological characteristics of the head. Cephalometric results can also be of great assistance in evaluating patients while
Hemkanwer Joya, Manali Arora, Neha Vijay
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BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Stunting in developing countries continues to be a major public health problem. Measuring head circumference (HC) during clinical anthropometric assessment can help predict stunting. The aim of this study was to assess burden and determine the
Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu +10 more
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