Increasing Number of Unusual Brain Abnormalities Seen in Rural West Virginia

The incidence rate of schizencephaly is 1.5 in 100,000 live births and the rate of holoprosencephaly is 1 in 16,000 live births. Both malformations are rare, but our institution has seen a dramatic increase in both malformations in recent years with no known cause. Schizencephaly is the most severe...

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Main Authors: Taylor R. Maddox, Jessica Haas, Lacey Andrews, Hannah Redman, Balaji Govindaswami, Todd H. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marshall University 2020-10-01
Series:Marshall Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&context=mjm