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Descriptor English: Hemimegalencephaly
Descriptor Spanish: Hemimegalencefalia
Descriptor hemimegalocefalia
Scope note: Raras MALFORMACIONES DEL DESARROLLO CORTICAL, GRUPO I caracterizadas por el aumento de tamaño de una parte del cerebro, asociadas a epilepsia, parálisis parcial y retraso mental.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hemimegalencefalia
Descriptor French: Hémimégalencéphalie
Entry term(s): Hemimegalencephalies
Macrocephalies, Unilateral
Macrocephaly, Unilateral
Megalencephalies, Unilateral
Megalencephaly, Unilateral
Unilateral Macrocephalies
Unilateral Macrocephaly
Unilateral Megalencephalies
Unilateral Megalencephaly
Tree number(s): C05.660.207.536.500
C10.500.507.400.249.500
C16.131.621.207.532.500
C16.131.666.507.400.249.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065705
Scope note: 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.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2015 (2008); see MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT 2008-2014
History Note: 2015 (2008); use MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT 2008-2014
DeCS ID: 55560
Unique ID: D065705
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2014/09/30
Hemimegalencephaly - Preferred
Concept UI M0503163
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Hemimegalencephaly
Entry term(s) Hemimegalencephalies
Macrocephalies, Unilateral
Macrocephaly, Unilateral
Megalencephalies, Unilateral
Megalencephaly, Unilateral
Unilateral Macrocephalies
Unilateral Macrocephaly
Unilateral Megalencephalies
Unilateral Megalencephaly



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