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Descriptor
English
:
Megalencephaly
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Megalencefalia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Megalencefalia
Synonyms
English
:
Macrocephalies
Macrocephaly
Megacephalies
Megacephaly
Megalencephalies
Megalocephalies
Megalocephaly
Tree Number:
C05.660.207.536
C10.500.507.400.249
C16.131.621.207.532
C16.131.666.507.400.249
Definition
English
:
A congenital abnormality in which the occipitofrontal circumference is greater than two standard deviations above the mean for a given age. It is associated with
HYDROCEPHALUS
;
SUBDURAL EFFUSION
;
ARACHNOID CYSTS
; or is part of a genetic condition (e.g.,
ALEXANDER DISEASE
;
SOTOS SYNDROME
).
See Related
English
:
Hydrocephalus
History Note
English
:
2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53953
Unique Identifier:
D058627
Occurrence in VHL
:
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