Nervous System Malformations
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Nervous System Malformations. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Nervous System Malformations.
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Terms
Acrocallosal Syndrome - A condition caused by autosomal recessive gene mutations leading to hypogenesis or absence (agenesis...
Alstrom Syndrome - Rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple organ dysfunction. The key clinical featu...
Anencephaly - A malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to close. Infants a...
Arachnoid Cysts - Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed...
Arnold-Chiari Malformation - A group of congenital malformations involving the brainstem, cerebellum, upper spinal cord, and surr...
Central Nervous System Cysts - Congenital or acquired cysts of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges which may remain stable in size ...
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - Congenital, inherited, or acquired abnormalities involving ARTERIES; VEINS; or venous sinuses in the...
Central Nervous System Venous Angioma - A vascular anomaly characterized by a radial or wedge-shaped arrangement of dilated VEINS draining i...
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - A hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy transmitted most often as an autosomal dominant trait and ...
Classical Lissencephalies and Subcortical Band Heterotopias - Disorders comprising a spectrum of brain malformations representing the paradigm of a diffuse neuron...
Classical Lissencephalies and Subcortical Band Heterotopias - Disorders comprising a spectrum of brain malformations representing the paradigm of a diffuse neuron...
Cobblestone Lissencephaly - The smooth pebbled appearance of the CEREBRAL CORTEX with a thickened cortex and reduced and abnorma...
Cobblestone Lissencephaly - The smooth pebbled appearance of the CEREBRAL CORTEX with a thickened cortex and reduced and abnorma...
Colloid Cysts - Benign, congenital, neuroepithelial cysts that are typically filled with a viscous mucus. They usual...
Dandy-Walker Syndrome - A congenital abnormality of the central nervous system marked by failure of the midline structures o...
Dysautonomia, Familial - An autosomal disorder of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems limited to individuals of Ashk...
Encephalocele - Brain tissue herniation through a congenital or acquired defect in the skull. The majority of congen...
Giant Axonal Neuropathy - Rare autosomal recessive disorder of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS. The disease is caused by mutati...
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - A vascular anomaly composed of a collection of large, thin walled tortuous VEINS that can occur in a...
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies - A group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of dorsal root and autonomic ganglion c...
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy - A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Sub...
Holoprosencephaly - Anterior midline brain, cranial, and facial malformations resulting from the failure of the embryoni...
Hydranencephaly - A congenital condition where the greater portions of the cerebral hemispheres and CORPUS STRIATUM ar...
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - Congenital vascular anomalies in the brain characterized by direct communication between an artery a...
Lissencephaly - A "smooth brain" malformation of the CEREBRAL CORTEX resulting from abnormal location of developing ...
Malformations of Cortical Development - Abnormalities in the development of the CEREBRAL CORTEX. These include malformations arising from ab...
Meningocele - A congenital or acquired protrusion of the meninges, unaccompanied by neural tissue, through a bony ...
Meningomyelocele - Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect...
Microcephaly - A congenital abnormality in which the CEREBRUM is underdeveloped, the fontanels close prematurely, a...
Nervous System Malformations - Structural abnormalities of the central or peripheral nervous system resulting primarily from defect...
Neural Tube Defects - Congenital malformations of the central nervous system and adjacent structures related to defective ...
Neuronal Migration Disorders - Disorders resulting from defects in migration of neuronal cells during neurogenesis. Developing nerv...
Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia - A disorder resulting from a defect in the pattern of neuronal migration in which ectopic collections...
Refsum Disease - An autosomal recessive familial disorder that usually presents in childhood with POLYNEUROPATHY; SEN...
Septo-Optic Dysplasia - A condition resulting from congenital malformations involving the brain. The syndrome of septo-optic...
Sinus Pericranii - Rare vascular anomaly involving a communication between the intracranial and extracranial venous cir...
Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary - A group of inherited diseases that share similar phenotypes but are genetically diverse. Different g...
Spina Bifida Cystica - A form of spinal dysraphism associated with a protruding cyst made up of either meninges (i.e., a ME...
Spina Bifida Occulta - A common congenital midline defect of fusion of the vertebral arch without protrusion of the spinal ...
Spinal Dysraphism - Congenital defects of closure of one or more vertebral arches, which may be associated with malforma...
Tuberous Sclerosis - An autosomal dominant disorder which is generally classified as a phacomatosis. Pathologically, the ...
Vein of Galen Malformations - Congenital arteriovenous malformation involving the VEIN OF GALEN, a large deep vein at the base of ...
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