Cerebral Gigantism

Introduction: Cerebral Gigantism

Description of Cerebral Gigantism

Cerebral Gigantism (medical condition): A rare hereditary disorder characterized by excessive growth during the first few years of life as well as various other mental and physical anomalies. See also Soto's Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Soto's Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Soto's Syndrome
  »Treatments for Soto's Syndrome

Cerebral Gigantism: a syndrome characterized by increased birth weight and length (above 90th percentile), accelerated growth rate for the first 4-5 years without elevation of serum growth hormone levels, and then reversion to normal growth rate; characteristic facies include prognathism, hypertelorism, antimongoloid slant, and dolichocephalic skull; moderate mental retardation and impaired coordination are also associated.Sotos syndrome
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Cerebral Gigantism: Increased birth weight with excessive growth during the first four years of life, macrocephaly, characteristic facial features, nonprogressive cerebral disorder and mental retardation.
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Cerebral Gigantism: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cerebral Gigantism as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Cerebral Gigantism as a Disease

Cerebral Gigantism: Another name for Soto's Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Soto's Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Soto's Syndrome
  »Treatments for Soto's Syndrome

Cerebral Gigantism: Cerebral Gigantism is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Brain conditions, Genetic Disease

Symptoms of Cerebral Gigantism (Soto's Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Cerebral Gigantism incude:

• Mild mental retardation
• Delayed motor development
• Delayed cognitive development
• Delayed social development
• Hypotonia

See full list of 91 symptoms of Cerebral Gigantism (Soto's Syndrome)

Treatments for Cerebral Gigantism (Soto's Syndrome)

Treatments for Cerebral Gigantism (Soto's Syndrome) include:

• Symptomatic

Read more about treatments for Cerebral Gigantism

Treatment of Cerebral Gigantism: For more treatment information about Cerebral Gigantism, see treatment of Soto's Syndrome (Cerebral Gigantism)

Cerebral Gigantism: Article Excerpts about Soto's Syndrome

Soto's syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive physical growth during the first 2 to 3 years of life. The disorder may be accompanied by mild mental retardation, delayed motor, cognitive, and social development, hypotonia (low muscle tone), and speech impairments. Children with Soto's syndrome tend to be large at birth and are often taller, heavier, and have larger heads (macrocrania) than is normal for their age. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Soto's Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

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Terms Similar to Cerebral Gigantism:

• Sotos syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Cerebral Gigantism

• GeneReviews: Sotos Syndrome
• Sotos' syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database
• OMIM - SOTOS SYNDROME

Source: Diseases Database

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