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In [[medicine]], '''megalocephaly''' is a [[birth defect]] that causes an abonormally large [[head]]. It is common in cases of [[retardation]] seen in neurofibromatosis 1, Fragile X Syndrome, Sotos Syndrome, and Simpson-Golabi-Benel Syndrome. Megalocephaly differs from [[hydrocephalus]] in that there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.
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