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Macrocephaly is a condition in which circumference of the human head is abnormally large. [1] It may be pathological or harmless, and can be a familial genetic characteristic. . People diagnosed with macrocephaly will receive further medical tests to determine whether the syndrome is accompanied by particular disorde
One example of localized, or circumscribed, prepubertal hypertrichosis is lumbosacral hypertrichosis, or faun tail nevus. [3] The pattern of hair growth in generalized prepubertal hypertrichosis predominates the face, back, and limbs. [6] Importantly, this is unique from excessive hair growth patterns in hirsutism. [6]
Hypertrichosis (better known as Werewolf Syndrome) is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. [1] [2] The two distinct types of hypertrichosis are generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. [1]
Abigail and Brittany Hensel, born in 1990, were given two distinct names at birth. They identify as two people, and are recognised as two people legally and socially. [ 21 ] On the other hand, Syafitri , born 2006 in Indonesia , were given one name by their parents because they only had one heart. [ 22 ]
Growth hormone therapy during childhood can increase an affected person's final height. [3] Long-term outcomes typically depend on the severity of heart problems. [3] An estimated 1 in 1,000 people are mildly affected by NS, while about 1 in 2,000 have a more severe form of the condition. [4] Males appear to be affected more often than females. [2]
Lali Singh (10 March – 10 May 2008) [2] was born to Sushma and Vinod Singh in Saini, Sunpura Sohanpur village, near Delhi; the birth was delayed by dystocia caused by her large head, and her birth in a hospital was facilitated by her mother receiving an episiotomy. She was one of the very few infants with diprosopus to survive well past birth ...
For example, one patient described a person's face as having a nose deviated to the side, the mouth lying at a diagonal and one eyebrow being higher than the other. [5] Prosopometamorphopsia may either involve perceptions of the whole face or only one side of the face (usually after right hemisphere damage).
The human head consists of a fleshy outer portion, which surrounds the bony skull. The brain is enclosed within the skull. There are 22 bones in the human head. The head rests on the neck, and the seven cervical vertebrae support it. The human head typically weighs between 2.3 and 5 kilograms (5.1 and 11.0 lb) Over 98% of humans fit into this ...