Microcephaly: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Microcephaly: clinical features. There is a small head circumference. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Clinical definition
- There is a small head circumference
- This is >2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender
Clinical types
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Associated conditions
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) types
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Investigations
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References
- Ashwal S, Michelson D, Plawner L, Dobyns WB; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Practice parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Neurology 2009; 73:887-897.
- Barkovich AJ, Kuzniecky RI, Jackson GD, Guerrini R, Dobyns WB. A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development. Neurology 2005; 65:1873-1887.
- Woods CG, Parker A. Investigating microcephaly. Arch Dis Child 2013; 98:707-713.
