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Cele Suffix
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"posterior fossa encephalocoele"

Line 14:27 · The suffix is '-cele', not '-coele': 'encephalocoele'.

"posterior fossa encephalocoele"

Line 52:27 · The suffix is '-cele', not '-coele': 'encephalocoele'.
Acronyms
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"Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS), sometimes known as HARDE syndrome, is a rare, lethal form of congenital muscular dystrophy with prominent eye and brain abnormalities."

Line 1:79 · 'HARDE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
List Caps
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"Dandy-Walker continuum"

Line 13:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Dandy-Walker continuum"

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EG List And
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"Antenatal or neonatal ultrasound can identify many of the aforementioned abnormalities (e.g. ventriculomegaly, cerebellar malformations, agenesis of the corpus callosum, cleft lip and palate) 4,9."

Line 43:92 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. ventriculomegaly, cerebellar malformations, agenesis of the corpus callosum, cleft lip and'.
Commas
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"Newborns and infants present with weakness, hypotonia, developmental delay, macrocephaly (due to hydrocephalus), and ocular abnormalities 1-3,5,6,9. Seizures are sometimes also present 9,12."

Line 5:46 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.
Biographical Lifespan
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"History and etymology"

Line 62:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>It was named after <strong>Arthur Earl Walker</strong> '