Macrocephaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Macrocephaly (from the ancient Greek μακρό- macro- long- + -κέφαλος -kephalos -head), occurs when the head is abnormally large; this includes the scalp, the cranial bone, and the contents o...
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Alternate Name(s): Macrocephaly ...... Increased head circumference is present when the measured distance around the widest part of the skull is larger than expected for the age and background of the child.
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Macrocephaly refers to a head circumference greater than two standard deviations above the mean for age, sex, race and gestation. Since macrocephaly is a statistical concept, a percentage of children with large heads will be normal.
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Macrocephaly is a condition in which the head is larger than normal. ... Also called macrocephalia and megalocephaly, macrocephaly is diagnosed when the circumference of the head is more than two standard deviations above average for the child's age, sex, race, and period of gestation.
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macrocephaly also macrocephalia n. Abnormal largeness of the head. Also called megacephaly , megalocephaly ... Macrocephaly is a condition in which the head is larger than normal.
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Most cases of macrocephaly are attributable to excessive volumes of CSF. The excessive CSF may reside within the brain, in the ventricular cavities, or outside the brain, in the subarachnoid spaces. The former condition is ordinary, "internal" hydrocephalus.
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Macrocephaly-Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita ... MACROCEPHALY-CUTIS MARMORATA TELANGIECTATICA CONGENITA ... The Macrocephaly is accompanied by MRI findings of CNS dysgenesis with protrusion of the cerebellar tonsils through the foremen magnam lumbar syrinx, and hydrops of the optic nerves.
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Symptoms of Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and craniofacial dysmorphism including 4 medical symptoms and signs of Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and craniofacial dysmorphism, alternative diagnoses, misdiagnosis, and correct diagnosis for Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and ...
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