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I think i have microcephaly because my head is small. what are the symptoms?
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Relax: Sorry, to get a diagnosis of this, it is a sad condition made at birth. Abnormally small skull that confines brain. Extremely low functioning. Sound like you? I didn't think so.
Answered 5/31/2019
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Facts matter: A skull will grow large enough to cover/house the size of it's contents. At least 3-5% of normally functioning people have smaller head size (in the 3-5% range}. Microcephaly by definition implies the skull didn't grow larger because the contents within are defective either from genetics/disease/or other injury.If you are capable enough to send in the question.the label does not apply to you.
Answered 2/16/2017
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