porencephaly

porencephaly
n.
an abnormal communication between the lateral ventricle and the surface of the brain. This is usually a consequence of brain injury or cerebrovascular disease; uncommonly it may be a developmental defect, when it would most likely affect both lateral ventricles.

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  • Porencephaly — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD10|Q|04|6|q|00 ICD9 = ICD9|742.4 348.0 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = 175780 OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = DiseasesDB = 33031 Porencephaly is a type of cephalic disorder.… …   Wikipedia

  • Porencephaly — A disorder of the central nervous system involving a cyst or cavity in a cerebral hemisphere of the brain. The cysts or cavities are usually the remnants of destructive lesions, but are sometimes the result of abnormal development. The disorder… …   Medical dictionary

  • encephaloclastic porencephaly — porencephaly in which the cavities are residues of destructive lesions after birth …   Medical dictionary

  • schizencephalic porencephaly — porencephaly in which the cavities are the result of maldevelopment of the brain. Called also schizencephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • cerebral porosis — porencephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • porencephalia — SYN: porencephaly. * * * por·en·ce·pha·lia .pȯr .en sə fā lē ə n PORENCEPHALY * * * por·en·ce·pha·lia (por″en sə falґe ə) porencephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • List of diseases (P) — A list of diseases in the English Wikipedia.DiseasesTOC PaPac Pal* Pachydermoperiostosis * Pachygyria * Pachyonychia congenita Jackson Lawler type * Pacman dysplasia * Paes Whelan Modi syndrome * Paget disease extramammary * Paget disease… …   Wikipedia

  • Schizencephaly — A developmental disorder of the brain characterized by abnormal slits, or clefts, in the cerebral hemispheres. Schizencephaly is a form of porencephaly. Individuals with clefts in both hemispheres, or bilateral clefts, are often developmentally… …   Medical dictionary

  • porencephalic — Relating to or characterized by porencephaly. SYN: porencephalous. * * * por·en·ceph·a·lic in sef ə lik adj relating to or characterized by porencephaly <a porencephalic brain> …   Medical dictionary

  • Syringomyelia — Classification and external resources An idiopathic syrinx. See the thin light grey shape inside the spinal cord, placed at centre in the bottom half of the above image. ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

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