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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.
Joseph Gigante
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Microcephaly in Neurometabolic Diseases [PDF]
Children, 2022 Neurometabolic disorders are an important group of diseases that mostly occur in neonates and infants. They are mainly due to the lack or dysfunction of an enzyme or cofactors necessary for a specific biochemical reaction, which leads to a deficiency of ...
Wiktoria Kempińska +3 more
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Genetic and clinical features of microcephaly in a prenatal cohort [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Fetal microcephaly, defined as a small head circumference in utero or at birth, is a rare but clinically significant condition that may be associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay and impairment. However, the comprehensive
Yi Zhang +9 more
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Viruses, 2020 Background: The clinical manifestations of microcephaly/congenital Zika syndrome (microcephaly/CZS) have harmful consequences on the child’s health, increasing vulnerability to childhood morbidity and mortality. This study analyzes the case fatality rate
Barreto Ml +2 more
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PLoS Medicine, 2019 BackgroundIn 2015, high rates of microcephaly were reported in Northeast Brazil following the first South American Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak. Reported microcephaly rates in other Zika-affected areas were significantly lower, suggesting alternate causes ...
Philippe Mayaud +2 more
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ALEITAMENTO MATERNO DE CRIANÇAS COM MICROCEFALIA NO CONTEXTO DO ZIKA VÍRUS
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: To understand the perceptions of breastfeeding of mothers of children with microcephaly. Method: Descriptive, qualitative study with 12 women conducted at the outpatient clinic of Hospital Regional Materno Infantil de Imperatriz, Maranhão ...
Floriacy Stabnow Santos +6 more
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Genetic diagnosis of fetal microcephaly at a single tertiary center in China
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Background: Microcephaly is common in patients with neuropsychiatric problems, and it is usually closely related to genetic causes. However, studies on chromosomal abnormalities and single-gene disorders associated with fetal microcephaly are limited ...
You Wang +18 more
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Microcephaly and Associated Risk Factors in Newborns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Congenital microcephaly is caused by a multitude of drivers affecting maternal–fetal health during pregnancy. It is a rare outcome in high-income industrial countries where microcephaly rates are in the range of 0.3–0.9 per 1000 newborns.
Natália de L. Melo +2 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background: Little is known regarding the developmental consequences of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) without microcephaly at birth. Most previously published clinical series were descriptive and they had small sample sizes. Study design: We conducted a
Tamires Barradas Cavalcante +14 more
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Relationship between microcephaly and indicators of social inequality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2023 Objective To analyze the relationship between microcephaly and social inequality indicators in the state of Paraíba during the biennium January 2015 and December 2016.
Anna Carolina D’ucarmo Bezerra +5 more
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