Microcephaly Definition

Microcephaly Sentence Examples

• Some scientists say that LB1 is merely a short modern human with a brain disorder called microcephaly.

• Commonly, the fore-brain fails to divide into lobes or hemispheres (holoprosencephaly), and the entire head is unusually small (microcephaly).

• They also have unusual facial features, poor muscle tone (hypotonia), small head size (microcephaly), and mental retardation.

• Infants with cri du chat also typically have low birth weight, slow growth, a small head (microcephaly), and poor muscle tone (hypotonia).

• Microcephaly (small head size) is common.