title: Anomalies of face and brain.
abstract: The forming head is a community of interrelated cells, tissues and complex organs. Anomalies of the craniofacial complex constitute a special category of birth defects because they involve several organ systems and functions including the central nervous system, upper respiratory and alimentary tracts, vision, speech and hearing, and facial expression. A review of face-brain anomalies, utilizing a heuristic classification, is presented to provide a rational basis for diagnosis, treatment, and clinical and laboratory investigation.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000145:classification* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000145:classification; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000145:classification; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000145:classification; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D014785:Vision, Ocular