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Colpocephaly
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Colpocephaly is a congenital brain abnormality in which the occipital horns - the posterior or rear portion of the lateral ventricles (cavities) of the brain - are larger than normal because white matter in the posterior cerebrum has failed to develop or thicken.^[1] Click here to view a diagram of the brain.

References

. NINDS Colpocephaly Information Page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke . Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/colpocephaly/Colpocephaly.htm. Accessed February 1, 2008.

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I am 6 months pregnant and was told that my baby has colpocephaly. I would like to learn more about this condition and what the prognosis is for a baby born with it. (Click here for answer)

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  - Genetic Alliance
    4301 Connecticut Avenue NW
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    Washington, DC 20008-2369
    Telephone: 202-966-5557
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    E-mail: info@geneticalliance.org
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  - National Birth Defects Center
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    Suite 520
    Waltham, MA 02451
    Phone: 781-466-9555
    Fax: 781-487-2361
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    Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.
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    Web site: http://www.birthdefects.org/
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