Anthropometric craniofacial pattern profiles in microcephaly

Authors

  • Ghada M.H. Abdel-Salam Department of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Tahrir street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
  • Gyula Gyenis Department of Biological Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest, Hungary
  • Andrew E. Czeizel Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Bolgárkerék u. 3, Budapest, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.65.06

Keywords:

microcephaly, cranial capacity, IQ

Abstract

Craniofacial measurements were taken in 60 cases presenting with microcephaly. The cases were classified etiologically and morphologically and the latter was further subclassified. Craniofacial pattern profiles, cranial capacity, and the pattern variability index were calculated and compared with normal Hungarian controls of the same age and sex. In addition, correlation analysis between cranial capacity and IQ was done. Our results show significant similarity of the craniofacial pattern profiles between isolated microcephaly (IMC) and multiple microcephaly (MMC), and between primary microcephaly (PMC) and secondary microcephaly (SMC). The pattern variability index of the microcephalic cases was 4.77. There was no correlation between cranial capacity and IQ in the microcephalic patients.

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Abdel-Salam, Ghada M.H., Gyula Gyenis, and Andrew E. Czeizel. 2002. “Anthropometric Craniofacial Pattern Profiles in Microcephaly”. Anthropological Review 65 (June): 65-74. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.65.06.