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Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Musculoskeletal Abnormalities » Craniofacial Abnormalities » Megalencephaly
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Nervous System Malformations » Malformations of Cortical Development » Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I » Megalencephaly
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Congenital Abnormalities » Musculoskeletal Abnormalities » Craniofacial Abnormalities » Megalencephaly
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Congenital Abnormalities » Nervous System Malformations » Malformations of Cortical Development » Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I » Megalencephaly
Description
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). MeSH
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