Catalog

Neu-Laxova syndrome

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Link to WHO Definition

Neu-Laxova syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/893358230

Neu-Laxova syndrome is a rare, multiple malformation syndrome characterised by severe intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), severe microcephaly with a sloping forehead, severe ichthyosis (collodion baby type), and facial dysmorphism. Severe central nervous system (CNS) defects are present: lissencephaly type III, hypoplastic cerebellum and brainstem, enlarged ventricles, and sometimes intracerebral calcifications, Dandy-Walker anomaly or agenesis of the corpus callosum.