Megalencephaly
Megalencephaly: Introduction
Megalencephaly:
Megalencephaly, also called macrencephaly, is a
condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually
malfunctioning ... more about Megalencephaly.
Megalencephaly: Abnormally large brain.
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Symptoms of Megalencephaly
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Disease Topics Related To Megalencephaly
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Medical Textbooks Online about Megalencephaly
Medical Books Excerpts
- HEAD MASS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Macrocephaly
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- HEAD MASS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Megalencephaly: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Megalencephaly
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild ...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also...read more »
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Megalencephaly: Rare Types
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Causes of Megalencephaly
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Prognosis for Megalencephaly
Prognosis for Megalencephaly:
The
prognosis for individuals with megalencephaly largely depends on the
underlying cause and the associated neurological disorders. The prognosis
for those with hemimegalencephaly is poor.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Megalencephaly Information Page: NINDS)
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Megalencephaly: Broader Related Topics
Types of Megalencephaly
Types of Megalencephaly
- Unilateral megalencephaly (hemimegalencephaly) - one-sided expansion.
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Article Excerpts about Megalencephaly
Megalencephaly, also called macrencephaly, is a
condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually
malfunctioning brain. By definition, the brain weight is greater than
average for the age and gender of the individual.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Megalencephaly Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Megalencephaly:
Megalencephaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Megalencephaly, or a subtype of Megalencephaly,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Megalencephaly as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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