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Treatments for Microcephaly

Treatments for Microcephaly

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Microcephaly includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Symptomatic and supportive

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Hospital statistics for Microcephaly:

These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Microcephaly:

• 0.002% (272) of hospital consultant episodes were for microcephaly in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for microcephaly required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for microcephaly were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for microcephaly were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Discussion of treatments for Microcephaly:

Generally there is no specific treatment for microcephaly. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive. A serious attempt should be made to identify associated congential anomalies and to determine a specific cause of the disorder. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Microcephaly Information Page: NINDS)

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Microcephaly: Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)

• Hormonal deficiency
  –Treat with hormonal supplements immediately
• Smith-Lemli-Opitz
  –Cholesterol supplementation helps with affect
• PKU
  –Treat by dietary restriction of phenylalanine
• Menkes syndrome
  –Treat with copper supplementation
• Other causes of syndromic or nonsyndromic microcephaly
  –Most cannot be treated
  –Management involves addressing neurologic symptoms
  –Anticipatory guidance to the caregivers

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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007

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