## Abstract Microcephaly (small head) is clinically important only if there is concomitant micrencephaly (small brain). Extensive studies on patients in mental institutions have shown that there is close correlation among microcephaly, micrencephaly, and mental retardation when the head is more tha
Achondrogenesis type I: Ultrasound diagnosis in utero
โ Scribed by Beryl Benacerraf; Rapin Osathanondh; Frederick R. Bieber
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 832 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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