Glossary for Schizencephaly

• Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
• Developmental problems: Physical or mental development difficulty.
• Hemiparesis: One-sided paralysis of the body
• Hydrocephalus: A rare condition where the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid is impaired by dilated brain ventricles which causes the fluid to accumulate in the skull and hence result in increased brain pressure.
• Malformations in neuronal migration: A rare disorder where the brain fails to develop normally - usually the cerebral cortex is involved. Various parts of the brain can be affected to various degrees depending on what stage of development the defect occurs. Mental retardation is one of the most common symptoms associated with brain malformations.
• Microcephaly: Small head circumference
• Neuronal Migration Disorders: Group of disorders caused by abnormal growth of nerves in the brain and head.
• Porencephaly: A central nervous system disorder involving cysts in the brain cortex caused by stroke, infection or genetic anomaly.
• Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
• Septo-Optic Dysplasia: A rare birth defect characterized by impaired vision and pituitary deficiency.
• Skull deformity: A condition which is characterized by a deformity that is located in the skull

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