"Megalencephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A congenital abnormality in which the occipitofrontal circumference is greater than two standard deviations above the mean for a given age. It is associated with HYDROCEPHALUS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; ARACHNOID CYSTS; or is part of a genetic condition (e.g., ALEXANDER DISEASE; SOTOS SYNDROME).
| Descriptor ID |
D058627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.207.536 C10.500.507.400.249 C16.131.621.207.532 C16.131.666.507.400.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Megalencephaly- Megalencephaly
- Megalencephalies
- Megalocephaly
- Megalocephalies
- Macrocephaly
- Macrocephalies
- Megacephaly
- Megacephalies
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