Microcephaly

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C05.660.207.620 C10.500.507.400.500 C16.131.621.207.620 C16.131.666.507.400.500
Concept/Terms	Microcephaly Microcephaly Microcephalies Microlissencephaly Microlissencephaly Microlissencephalies Severe Congenital Microcephaly Severe Congenital Microcephaly Congenital Microcephalies, Severe Congenital Microcephaly, Severe Microcephalies, Severe Congenital Microcephaly, Severe Congenital Severe Congenital Microcephalies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Microcephaly".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]
Craniofacial Abnormalities [C05.660.207]
Microcephaly [C05.660.207.620]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Nervous System Malformations [C10.500]
Malformations of Cortical Development [C10.500.507]
Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I [C10.500.507.400]
Microcephaly [C10.500.507.400.500]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C16.131.621]
Craniofacial Abnormalities [C16.131.621.207]
Microcephaly [C16.131.621.207.620]
Nervous System Malformations [C16.131.666]
Malformations of Cortical Development [C16.131.666.507]
Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I [C16.131.666.507.400]
Microcephaly [C16.131.666.507.400.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Microcephaly".

Microcephaly
Porencephaly

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Microcephaly" by people in this website by year, and whether "Microcephaly" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 11 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2016 and 2018 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	0	1	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	2	0	2

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Cifuentes MP, Suarez CM, Cifuentes R, Malod-Dognin N, Windels S, Valderrama JF, Juarez PD, Valdez RB, Colen C, Phillips C, Ramesh A, Im W, Lichtveld M, Mouton C, Pr?ulj N, Hood DB. Big Data to Knowledge Analytics Reveals the Zika Virus Epidemic as Only One of Multiple Factors Contributing to a Year-Over-Year 28-Fold Increase in Microcephaly Incidence. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 07 25; 19(15).

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Alvarado-Domenech LI, Rivera-Amill V, Appleton AA, Rosario-Villafa?e V, Repollet-Carrer I, Borges-Rodr?guez M, P?rez-Rodr?guez NM, Olivieri-Ramos O, Gonz?lez M, Gonz?lez-Montalvo C, Mu?iz-Forestier W, Vargas-Lasalle L, P?rez-Padilla J, Paz-Bailey G, Rodr?guez-Rabassa M. Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure: A Cohort Study in Puerto Rico. J Pediatr. 2022 08; 247:38-45.e5.

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Sampaio VV, Melo ASO, Coleman AL, Yu F, Martins SR, Rabello LP, Tavares JS, Nielsen-Saines K. A Novel Radiologic Finding to Predict Ophthalmic Abnormalities in Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Aug 14; 10(6):730-737.

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Gallo LG, Martinez-Cajas J, Peixoto HM, Pereira ACEDS, Carter JE, McKeown S, Schaub B, Ventura CV, de Fran?a GVA, Pomar L, Ventura LO, Nerurkar VR, de Ara?jo WN, Velez MP. Another piece of the Zika puzzle: assessing the associated factors to microcephaly in a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 01; 20(1):827.

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Lew WJ, Tsai WY, Balaraman V, Liow KK, Tyson J, Wang WK. Zika Virus: Relevance to the State of Hawai'i. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2019 04; 78(4):123-127.

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Gely-Rojas L, Garc?a-Fragoso L, Negr?n J, Deynes D, Garc?a-Garc?a I, Zorrilla CD. Congenital Zika Syndrome in Puerto Rico, Beyond Microcephaly, A Multiorgan Approach. P R Health Sci J. 2018 12; 37(Spec Issue):S73-S76.

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Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Vi?as JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 12; 37(Spec Issue):S66-S72.

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Zorrilla CD, Garc?a Garc?a I, Garc?a Fragoso L, De La Vega A. Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Considerations. J Infect Dis. 2017 12 16; 216(suppl_10):S891-S896.

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Kumar M, Ching L, Astern J, Lim E, Stokes AJ, Melish M, Nerurkar VR. Prevalence of Antibodies to Zika Virus in Mothers from Hawaii Who Delivered Babies with and without Microcephaly between 2009-2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 12; 10(12):e0005262.

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Culjat M, Darling SE, Nerurkar VR, Ching N, Kumar M, Min SK, Wong R, Grant L, Melish ME. Clinical and Imaging Findings in an Infant With Zika Embryopathy. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 09 15; 63(6):805-11.

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