| Descriptor English: | Megalencephaly | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Megalencefalia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Megalencefalia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Mégalencéphalie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Macrocephalies Macrocephaly Megacephalies Megacephaly Megalencephalies Megalocephalies Megalocephaly |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.660.207.536 C10.500.507.400.249 C16.131.621.207.532 C16.131.666.507.400.249 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058627 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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). |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Craniofacial Abnormalities (1994-2010) Head/abnormalities (1970-2010) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014 |
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| History Note: | 2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014 |
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| Related: |
Hydrocephalus
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 53953 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D058627 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2011/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2014/06/13 |
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Megalencephaly
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| Concept UI |
M0543765 |
| Scope note | 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). |
| Preferred term | Megalencephaly |
| Entry term(s) |
Macrocephalies Macrocephaly Megacephalies Megacephaly Megalencephalies Megalocephalies Megalocephaly |
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