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QUENTA HUAYHUA, Milenka Gabriela. MALFORMACIONES ENCEFALICAS. Rev. Act. Clin. Med [online]. 2014, vol.46, pp. 2463-2468. ISSN 2304-3768.

Cephalic disorders are congenital malformations of the nervous system usually caused by viral infections, chromosomal mutations, neuronal migration disorders, poor blood supply to the brain of the fetus, radiation exposure, toxic substances and administration of teratogenic drugs during the vegetation. These malformations can be diagnosed prenatally by ultrasonography in the first months of pregnancy, whereas CT and MRI provide information on infants and / or children who carry these boxes. The clinical picture is characteristic in each state, so that the initial hallagzgos at birth can provide valuable data for future conduct. Those born with these disorders may undergo several surgeries, medications and / or physical therapy, however life expectancy is not going beyond 5 months, since most die depending on the degree of head injury there. In case of survival, facial and cranial malformations, may limit their social and employment permanently.

Palavras-chave : Holoprosencephaly; Lissencephaly; Iniencephaly; Porencefalia; Colpocefalia; Hydranencephaly.