"Microcephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A congenital abnormality in which the CEREBRUM is underdeveloped, the fontanels close prematurely, and, as a result, the head is small. (Desk Reference for Neuroscience, 2nd ed.)
| Descriptor ID |
D008831
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.207.620 C10.500.507.400.500 C16.131.621.207.620 C16.131.666.507.400.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Severe Congenital Microcephaly- Severe Congenital Microcephaly
- Congenital Microcephalies, Severe
- Congenital Microcephaly, Severe
- Microcephalies, Severe Congenital
- Microcephaly, Severe Congenital
- Severe Congenital Microcephalies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microcephaly" by people in Profiles.
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Neuropathologic Findings in Galloway-Mowat Syndrome 3 With a Novel OSGEP Variant. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2022 Oct 18; 81(11):947-949.
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Human neurons from Christianson syndrome iPSCs reveal mutation-specific responses to rescue strategies. Sci Transl Med. 2021 02 10; 13(580).
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Heads you win, tails you lose: measuring head circumference. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2014 Aug; 56(8):705.
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Acquired microcephaly in blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome because of an interstitial 3q22.3q23 deletion. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jun; 50(6):636-9.