Translations for microcephaly in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

microcephaly [Brit ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈsɛfəli, ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈkɛfəli, Am ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɛfəli] N

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Microcephaly may be congenital or it may develop in the first few years of life. en.wikipedia.org

Microcephaly patients are characterized by a small, tapering cranium and often have impaired mental faculty. en.wikipedia.org

It is characterized by mild-to-severe microcephaly, often associated with developmental delay, ocular defects and lymphedema, usually on the dorsum of the feet. en.wikipedia.org

On the other side a relation has been found between schizophrenia, deletions of chromosomes and microcephaly. en.wikipedia.org

Other causes of microcephaly include infections during pregnancy with German measles, chicken pox or toxoplasmosis. www.npr.org

We might learn microcephaly was actually triggered by an interaction with another virus or some unaccounted-for environmental factor. www.vox.com

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