 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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.207.620 C10.500.507.400.500 C16.131.621.207.620 C16.131.666.507.400.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Severe Congenital Microcephaly- Severe Congenital Microcephaly
- Congenital Microcephalies, Severe
- Congenital Microcephaly, Severe
- Microcephalies, Severe Congenital
- Microcephaly, Severe Congenital
- Severe Congenital Microcephalies
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2020 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microcephaly" by people in Profiles.
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Ramos DS, Ferreira Muniz L, de Carvalho Leal M, Miranda Filho DB, Ximenes RAA, Brickley E, de Araujo TVB, Martelli CMT, Caldas Neto SDS. Late-onset hearing loss was not observed among preschool- aged children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: An analysis of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (2015-2019). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Apr; 19(4):e0013033.
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Asturias EJ, Connery AK, Olson D, Lamb MM, Paniagua-Avila A, Anderson EJ, Focht C, Colbert AM, Natrajan M, Waggoner JJ, Scherer E, Calvimontes DM, Bola?os GA, Bauer D, Arroyave P, Hern?ndez S, Martinez MA, Ralda AV, Rojop N, Barrios EE, Chacon A, Dempsey W, Tomashek KM, Keitel WA, El Sahly HM, Mu?oz FM. Postnatal Zika and Dengue Infection and their Effects on Neurodevelopment Among Children Living in Rural Guatemala. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Apr 01; 44(4):290-298.
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Huang Y, Jay KL, Yen-Wen Huang A, Wan J, Jangam SV, Chorin O, Rothschild A, Barel O, Mariani M, Iascone M, Xue H, Huang J, Mignot C, Keren B, Saillour V, Mah-Som AY, Sacharow S, Rajabi F, Costin C, Yamamoto S, Kanca O, Bellen HJ, Rosenfeld JA, Palmer CGS, Nelson SF, Wangler MF, Martinez-Agosto JA. Loss-of-function in RBBP5 results in a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder associated with microcephaly. Genet Med. 2024 Nov; 26(11):101218.
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Oliveira DMDS, de Barros Miranda-Filho D, de Alencar Ximenes RA, Montarroyos UR, Brickley EB, Pinto MHT, Martelli CMT, Ramos RC, de Ara?jo TVB, Eickmann SH, da Silva PFS, Carvalho MDCG, de Sousa Martins OS, Dos Santos ACO. Feeding characteristics and growth among children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus with and without microcephaly in the microcephaly epidemic research group pediatric cohort. BMC Pediatr. 2024 Apr 29; 24(1):286.
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Braga C, Martelli CMT, Souza WV, Luna CF, Albuquerque MFPM, Mariz CA, Morais CNL, Brito CAA, Melo CFCA, Lins RD, Drexler JF, Jaenisch T, Marques ETA, Viana IFT. Seroprevalence of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika at the epicenter of the congenital microcephaly epidemic in Northeast Brazil: A population-based survey. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Jul; 17(7):e0011270.
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Olson D, Lamb MM, Connery AK, Colbert AM, Calvimontes DM, Bauer D, Paniagua-Avila MA, Mart?nez MA, Arroyave P, Hernandez S, Colborn KL, Roell Y, Waggoner JJ, Natrajan MS, Anderson EJ, Bola?os GA, El Sahly HM, Munoz FM, Asturias EJ. Cumulative Febrile, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Illness Among Infants in Rural Guatemala and Association With Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 09 01; 42(9):739-744.
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Carvalho MDCG, Ximenes RAA, Andrade-Valen?a LPA, Montarroyos UR, Diniz GTN, Rodrigues LC, Brickley EB, Eickmann SH, de Araujo TVB, Martelli CMT, da Silva PFS, Miranda-Filho DB. Longitudinal evolution of electroencephalogram (EEG): Findings over five years of follow-up in children with Zika-related microcephaly from the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (2015-2020). Seizure. 2023 Aug; 110:28-41.
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Rosado LEP, Martelli CMT, Brickley EB, Gomes MBF, de Toledo Lima T, da Costa PSS, de ?vila MP, Viggiano MB, do Amaral WN, de Rezende Feres VC, Fiaccadori FS, de Sene Amancio Zara AL, Ferreira-Lopes A, Turchi MD. Risk of adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes associated with prenatal Zika virus infection: a post-epidemic cohort in Central-West Brazil. Sci Rep. 2023 05 05; 13(1):7335.
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Schmitt K, Curlin JZ, Remling-Mulder L, Aboellail T, Akkina R. Zika virus induced microcephaly and aberrant hematopoietic cell differentiation modeled in novel neonatal humanized mice. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1060959.
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de Souza LCMR, Ribeiro CTM, Hamanaka T, Ribeiro LC, de Souza NCO, Pone SM, Nielsen-Saines K, Brickley EB, Moreira MEL, da Silva Pone MV. Characterizing Disabilities in Preschool Aged Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome with the ICF Model. Viruses. 2022 09 23; 14(10).
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