Macrencephaly

Introduction: Macrencephaly

Description of Macrencephaly

Macrencephaly (medical condition): Abnormally large brain.

See also:

Megalencephaly:
  »Introduction: Megalencephaly
  »Symptoms of Megalencephaly
  »Treatments for Megalencephaly

Macrencephaly: macrencephalia Hypertrophy of the brain; the condition of having a large brain. [macro- + G. enkephalos, brain]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Macrencephaly: Rare Disease

Ophanet

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

Source - Orphanet

Macrencephaly as a Disease

Macrencephaly: Another name for Megalencephaly (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Megalencephaly
  »Symptoms of Megalencephaly
  »Treatments for Megalencephaly

Macrencephaly: Related Diseases

Macrencephaly: Macrencephaly is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions

Causes of Macrencephaly

Some of the causes of Macrencephaly are included in the list below:

• Toriello-Carey syndrome
• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• Riley-Smith syndrome
• Tay-Sachs disease
• Sotos syndrome

See full list of 34 causes of Macrencephaly (Megalencephaly)

Symptoms of Macrencephaly (Megalencephaly)

Some of the symptoms of Macrencephaly incude:

• Large head
• Large brain
• Delayed development
• Convulsive disorders
• Corticospinal dysfunction

See full list of 11 symptoms of Macrencephaly (Megalencephaly)

Treatments for Macrencephaly (Megalencephaly)

Treatments for Macrencephaly (Megalencephaly) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive

Read more about treatments for Macrencephaly

Treatment of Macrencephaly: For more treatment information about Macrencephaly, see treatment of Megalencephaly (Macrencephaly)

Macrencephaly: 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)

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