Microcephaly

"Microcephaly is a rare neurological condition in which a person's head is significantly smaller than expected based on standardized charts."

Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health, Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
https://tinyurl.com/yctd33jc

• Primary: the brain fails to grow to the correct size during pregnancy
• Secondary: the brain is the expected size at birth but subsequently fails to grow normally

Cerebra (charity for children with neurological conditions)
https://cerebra.org.uk
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Phone: 01267 244200
Post: 2nd Floor Offices, The Lyric Buildings, King Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1BD

Easy-Read guide to Coronavirus from Mencap

'Zika virus' (NHS Choices)
https://tinyurl.com/hzvrcjp

'Zika virus infection' (The Encephalis Society)
www.encephalitis.info/zika-virus

Living with a condition