Microcephaly: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Methods, Life Expectancy, and Pictures
Microcephaly: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Methods, Life Expectancy, and Pictures
Jan 10, 2014
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Today is Microcephaly Awareness Day!🌻☀️💛 . Microcephaly means not only “small head“ but also “small brain, " which has a profound impact on the way the brain works. It can occur before birth or, like in Alice's case, after. Alice was born with head circumference in the 50th % , so we had no idea she was disabled, yet it was below 5% at 2 months of age and we finally got our microcephaly diagnosis at 12 months. Microcephaly can have a variety of causes, you might have heard about it when it was
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Today is Microcephaly Awareness Day!🌻☀️💛 . Microcephaly means not only “small head“ but also “small brain, " which has a profound impact on the way the brain works. It can occur before birth or, like in Alice's case, after. Alice was born with head circumference in the 50th % , so we had no idea she was disabled, yet it was below 5% at 2 months of age and we finally got our microcephaly diagnosis at 12 months. Microcephaly can have a variety of causes, you might have heard about it when it was
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Microcephaly is a neurological condition in which the skull and brain develop significantly smaller than expected for age and sex. Because skull growth is driven by brain growth, microcephaly leaves a distinct and recognizable imprint on the cranium, often including a reduced cranial vault, sloping forehead, and altered proportions between the face and skull cap. Microcephaly can be congenital or acquired, with causes ranging from genetic conditions and chromosomal abnormalities to prenatal infe
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Microcephaly is a neurological condition in which the skull and brain develop significantly smaller than expected for age and sex. Because skull growth is driven by brain growth, microcephaly leaves a distinct and recognizable imprint on the cranium, often including a reduced cranial vault, sloping forehead, and altered proportions between the face and skull cap. Microcephaly can be congenital or acquired, with causes ranging from genetic conditions and chromosomal abnormalities to prenatal infe
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Raising a child with microcephaly: an in-depth look into one family's firsthand experience. (via statnews.com) | Upworthy
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Raising a child with microcephaly: an in-depth look into one family's firsthand experience. (via statnews.com) | Upworthy
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Microcephaly is a lifelong condition, and there is no cure, but the symptoms resulting from brain damage can be treated, and some of the disorders that cause microcephaly can be treated. Microcephaly is a rare neurological disorder in which a baby's head circumference is much smaller than normal for their age. #Prayer #Microcephaly #Congenitaldefects #Reality | Sian Nainggolan
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Microcephaly is a lifelong condition, and there is no cure, but the symptoms resulting from brain damage can be treated, and some of the disorders that cause microcephaly can be treated. Microcephaly is a rare neurological disorder in which a baby's head circumference is much smaller than normal for their age. #Prayer #Microcephaly #Congenitaldefects #Reality | Sian Nainggolan
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Microcephaly/autism story - having conversations with my non- verbal kids can be very interesting. I keep at it day after day and hope for the best always. #microcephalyawareness #autismawareness #nonverbalautism
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Microcephaly/autism story - having conversations with my non- verbal kids can be very interesting. I keep at it day after day and hope for the best always. #microcephalyawareness #autismawareness #nonverbalautism
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Microcephaly/autism story - Michael Jackson is a permanent feature in our home. My autistic kids love his music. What do your kids like? please share.#microcephalyawareness #autismawareness
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