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September 15, 2009; 73 (11) Special Article

Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review)

Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society

Stephen Ashwal, David Michelson, Lauren Plawner, William B. Dobyns
First published September 14, 2009, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b783f7
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Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review)
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Stephen Ashwal, David Michelson, Lauren Plawner, William B. Dobyns
Neurology Sep 2009, 73 (11) 887-897; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b783f7

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    • Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review)
      • Mary Anne Whelan, MD, PhD, Upstate Cerebral Palsy, 122 Sugar Hill Rd, Cooperstown NY 13326mawhelan@capital.net
      Submitted December 12, 2009
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      • Stephen Ashwal, AAN, 1080 Montreal Ave, St. Paul, MN 55116guidelines@aan.com
      • David Michelson, Lauren Plawner, and William Dobyns
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    • Evaluation of the child with microcephaly and the Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome (FAS)
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    • Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review)
      • William D. Graf, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MOwdgraf@cmh.edu
      • Jean-Baptiste Le Pichon, Douglas C. Bittel, Ahmed T. Abdelmoity, and Shihui Yu
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      • Stephen Ashwal, American Academy of Neurology, guidelines@aan.com
      • David Michelson, Lauren Plawner, William B. Dobyns
      Submitted December 12, 2009
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