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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.
Emily Hanzlik, Joseph Gigante
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 2014 The underlying etiologies of genetic congenital microcephaly are complex and multifactorial. Recently, with the exponential growth in the identification and characterization of novel genetic causes of congenital microcephaly, there has been a consolidation and emergence of certain themes concerning underlying pathomechanisms.
Alcantara, Diana, O'Driscoll, Mark
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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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Severe congenital microcephaly with AP4M1 mutation, a case report [PDF]
BMC Medical Genetics, 2017 Background Autosomal recessive defects of either the B1, E1, M1 or S1 subunit of the Adaptor Protein complex-4 (AP4) are characterized by developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, spasticity, and occasionally mild to moderate microcephaly of ...
Sarah Duerinckx +6 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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Jornal de Pediatria, 2021 Objective: We sought to describe the prevalence of microcephaly and to compare the different cutoff points established by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at various times during a Zika virus epidemic.
Ana Paula Antunes Pascalicchio Bertozzi +11 more
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