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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Microcephaly is a neurological disorder in which the circumference of the head is at least three standard deviations smaller than average for the person's age and sex. Microcephaly may be congenital or it may develop in the first few years of life.