Microcephaly

Microcephaly is a condition that is present at birth in which the baby's head is much smaller than normal for an infant of that age and gender. "Micro" means small and "cephaly" refers to the head.
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Microcephaly
Home Care:
There are no specific home care procedures for microcephaly. Care depends on the condition that caused the microcephaly.
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Microcephaly - Source:MedicineNet
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome - Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a syndrome is an inherited genetic syndrome characterized by aortic aneurysms in children.
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Small head (microcephaly).
Learning disabilities.
Inheritance: Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive condition. Both parents carry the same mutation (gene change).
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Other problems include a small brain (microcephaly) or other problems of the nervous system that can cause deafness, mental retardation or death.
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The head may be smaller than normal (microcephaly) and abnormally shaped. Prominent facial features include a flattened nose, protruding tongue, and upward slanting eyes.
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Typical features of Angelman syndrome are a small head (microcephaly), epilepsy, severe learning difficulties (with poor communication skills and little or absent speech), an unsteady or ataxic gait, ...
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Infants with cri du chat also typically have low birth weight, slow growth, a small head (microcephaly) and poor muscle tone (hypotonia). Infants with cri du chat may have congenital heart defects.
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Small head circumference and brain size (microcephaly)
Mental retardation and delayed development
Abnormal behavior such as a short attention span, hyperactivity, poor impulse control, extreme nervousness and anxiety ...
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[2] Radiation exposure during the first trimester can lead to congenital malformations, especially microcephaly. Doses >100 rad may produce congenital abnormalities. Doses of 10 rad may result in fewer defects.
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