Porencephaly

Porencephaly: Introduction

Porencephaly: Porencephaly is an extremely rare disorder of the central nervous system involving cysts or cavities in a cerebral hemisphere. The cysts or ... more about Porencephaly.

Porencephaly: A central nervous system disorder involving cysts in the brain cortex caused by stroke, infection or genetic anomaly. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Porencephaly is available below.

Symptoms of Porencephaly

• Delayed growth
• Delayed development
• Spastic paresis (slight or incomplete paralysis)
• Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
• Seizures
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 25 symptoms of Porencephaly

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Porencephaly:

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  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Porencephaly?

• Misdiagnosis of Porencephaly
• Hidden causes of Porencephaly (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Porencephaly: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Porencephaly: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Porencephaly:

• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Porencephaly: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Porencephaly

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 sudden...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 various medical conditions, such as...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...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 traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the symptoms...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 ...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...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 occur in children. See ...read more »

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Porencephaly: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Porencephaly: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Porencephaly

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More information about causes of Porencephaly:

• Porencephaly as a symptom

Treatments for Porencephaly

• Symptomatic
• Physical therapy
• Anti-seizure medications
• Shunt - for hydrocephalus
• more treatments...»

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Patient Surveys for Porencephaly

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Prognosis for Porencephaly

Prognosis for Porencephaly: Variable. Ranging from minor physical and mental defects to severe disability and early death.

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Reseach about Porencephaly

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Clinical Trials for Porencephaly

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Porencephaly include:

• Study of Abnormal Blood Clotting in Children With Stroke - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Porencephaly

• Medical statistics for Porencephaly
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Porencephaly
• Death and Mortality statistics for Porencephaly
• Society statistics for Porencephaly

Porencephaly: Broader Related Topics

• Neuronal Migration Disorders
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Porencephaly

Types of Porencephaly

• Hydranencephaly
• Schizencephaly
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Porencephaly

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Article Excerpts about Porencephaly

Porencephaly is an extremely rare disorder of the central nervous system involving cysts or cavities in a cerebral hemisphere. The cysts or cavities are usually the remnants of destructive lesions, but are sometimes the result of abnormal development. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Porencephaly Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Porencephaly:

Porencephaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Porencephaly, or a subtype of Porencephaly, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)