loading...| Preferred Name |
Porencephalic cyst |
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| Synonyms |
Cavity within brain |
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| Definitions |
Porencephaly is usually the result of damage from stroke or infection after birth, but may also be the result of a developmental defect. Porencephaly is often associated with various ophthalmic and neurologic signs, including visual-field defects, abnormal pupillary responses, optic nerve hypoplasia, decreased vision, nystagmus, strabismus, hemi-inattention, seizures, and mental deficiencies. A cavity within the cerebral hemisphere, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, that communicates directly with the ventricular system. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002132 |
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| comment |
Porencephaly is usually the result of damage from stroke or infection after birth, but may also be the result of a developmental defect. Porencephaly is often associated with various ophthalmic and neurologic signs, including visual-field defects, abnormal pupillary responses, optic nerve hypoplasia, decreased vision, nystagmus, strabismus, hemi-inattention, seizures, and mental deficiencies. |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C4082173 MSH:D065708 |
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| definition |
A cavity within the cerebral hemisphere, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, that communicates directly with the ventricular system. |
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| has exact synonym |
Cavity within brain |
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| id |
HP:0002132 |
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| label |
Porencephalic cyst |
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| notation |
HP:0002132 |
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| prefLabel |
Porencephalic cyst |
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