Megalencephaly [megalencefalie]
topical
7
- Terms
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macrocephalus
makrocefalie
makrocefalus
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Macrocephaly
Megacephaly
Megalocephaly
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D058627
Definition
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).
- DUI
- D058627 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0543765
- Previous indexing
- Craniofacial Abnormalities (1994-2010); Head/abnormalities (1970-2010)
- History note
- 2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014
- Public note
- 2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 0
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid 0
- CI
- chemically induced 0
- CL
- classification 0
- CO
- complications 1
- DI
- diagnosis 3
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy 0
- DT
- drug therapy 0
- EC
- economics 0
- EM
- embryology 0
- EN
- enzymology 0
- EP
- epidemiology 0
- EH
- ethnology 0
- ET
- etiology 3
- GE
- genetics 1
- HI
- history 0
- IM
- immunology 0
- ME
- metabolism 0
- MI
- microbiology 0
- MO
- mortality 0
- NU
- nursing 0
- PS
- parasitology 0
- PA
- pathology 1
- PP
- physiopathology 0
- PC
- prevention & control 0
- PX
- psychology 0
- RT
- radiotherapy 0
- RH
- rehabilitation 0
- SU
- surgery 0
- TH
- therapy 1
- UR
- urine 0
- VE
- veterinary 0
- VI
- virology 0
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Occurrences in Medvik records
C
Diseases
C10.500.507.400
Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I
C16.131.666.507.400
Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I