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Macrocephaly

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Definition: A congenital abnormality in which the occipitofrontal circumference is greater than two standard deviations above the mean for a given age. It is associated with HYDROCEPHALUS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; ARACHNOID CYSTS; or is part of a genetic condition (e.g., ALEXANDER DISEASE; SOTOS SYNDROME).     
See Also Hydrocephalus 		Other names Macrocephalies
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Bagatelle Cassidy syndrome  0   *Hearing Loss, Bilateral *Hypertelorism *Limb Deformities, Congenital *Macrocephaly Developmental Disabilities.
Macrocephaly, benign familial  0   *Macrocephaly.
Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and craniofacial dysmorphism  0   *Dwarfism *Intellectual Disability *Macrocephaly.
Kniest like dysplasia lethal  0   *Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary *Hyaline Membrane Disease *Polyhydramnios *Macrocephaly Neck/abnormalities.
Zori Stalker Williams syndrome  0   *Funnel Chest *Nails, Malformed *Macrocephaly.
Neuhauser syndrome  0   *Cerebral Palsy *Corneal Diseases *Intellectual Disability *Macrocephaly.
Megalencephaly cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Telangiectasis/congenital *Skin Diseases, Vascular *Macrocephaly.
Macrosomia obesity macrocephaly ocular abnormalities  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Coloboma *Fetal Macrosomia *Intellectual Disability *Obesity *Macrocephaly Head/abnormalities.

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