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Descriptor English:   Megalencephaly 
Descriptor Spanish:   Megalencefalia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Megalencefalia 
Synonyms English:   Macrocephaly  
Tree Number:   C05.660.207.536
C10.500.507.400.249
C16.131.621.207.532
C16.131.666.507.400.249
Definition English:   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). 
See Related English:   Hydrocephalus
 
History Note English:   2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   53953 
Unique Identifier:   D058627 

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