What is Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

What is Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

• Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: A rare syndrome involving a small head, retarded fetal growth and holoprosencephaly (brain malformation where the two halves of the brain fail to separate).

Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation, or a subtype of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: Introduction

Types of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation:

Broader types of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation:

• Growth conditions
• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Head conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• more types...»

Who gets Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

Racial predominance for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: Arabic race

How serious is Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

Complications of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: see complications of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

What causes Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

Causes of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: see causes of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

What are the symptoms of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

Symptoms of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: see symptoms of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Complications of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: see complications of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Can anyone else get Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: Neonatologist, Obstetrician ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation.
Treatments for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: see treatments for Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Name and Aliases of Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Main name of condition: Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation

Lambotte syndrome

Lambotte syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation:

• Lmbotte syndrome
• Intrauterine growth retardation facial anomalies
• Mental retardation
• Holoporencephaly

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