Disease or Syndrome
hemimegalencephaly
Subclass of:
Macrocephaly
Definitions related to hemimegalencephaly:
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Enlargement of all or parts of one cerebral hemisphere.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Rare MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT, GROUP I characterized by the enlargement of one side of the brain. It is associated with seizures, partial paralysis, and mental retardation.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Hemimegalencephaly is a rare malformation involving one side of the brain. It may occur alone or in association with other syndromes such as Proteus syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, linear sebaceous nevus syndrome, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, or Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Children with this disorder may have a large,...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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