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Microcephaly
interesting questions related to a hot topic will eventually be revealed by somebody. Therefore, I try to study what other people do not. One thing I try to keep in mind is whether my questions are of general interest. My major interest lies in the underlying mechanism of seasonality. Because research on this topic requires a long time, few people want to work on this topic. I used quail as a m...
متن کاملMicrocephaly
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. Genetic abnormalities, syndromes, metabolic disorders, teratogens, infections, prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal injuries can cause both congenital and postnatal microcephaly. Evalu...
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We analyzed four families that presented with a similar condition characterized by congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, progressive cerebral atrophy, and intractable seizures. We show that recessive mutations in the ASNS gene are responsible for this syndrome. Two of the identified missense mutations dramatically reduce ASNS protein abundance, suggesting that the mutations cause lo...
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OBJECTIVES To describe the spectrum of cognitive outcomes of children with and without cerebral palsy (CP) after neonatal encephalopathy, evaluate the prognostic value of early developmental testing and report on school services and additional therapies. METHODS The participants of this study are the school-aged survivors of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonata...
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Infants exposed to the Zika virus in utero may develop Zika associated microcephaly and other neurological complications after birth, researchers from Brazil and the United States warn. “The absence of microcephaly at birth does not exclude congenital Zika virus infection or the presence of Zika-related brain and other abnormalities,” they wrote. Their report, which appeared in the US Centers f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1994
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-5-9