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Descriptor
English
:
Leukomalacia, Periventricular
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Leucomalacia Periventricular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Leucomalácia Periventricular
Synonyms
English
:
Encephalomalacia, Periventricular
Periventricular Leukomalacia
Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia
Neonatal Cerebral Leukomalacia
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.700
C10.228.140.461.550
C14.907.253.612
C16.614.521.450
Definition
English
:
Degeneration of
white matter
adjacent to the
CEREBRAL VENTRICLES
following cerebral hypoxia or
BRAIN ISCHEMIA
in neonates. The condition primarily affects
white matter
in the
perfusion
zone between superficial and deep branches of the
MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY
. Clinical manifestations include
VISION DISORDERS
;
CEREBRAL PALSY
;
PARAPLEGIA
;
SEIZURES
; and cognitive disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p1021; Joynt, Clinical
Neurology
, 1997, Ch4, pp30-1)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
periventricular refers to the
cerebral ventricles
History Note
English
:
1991(1987)
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:
19229
Unique Identifier:
D007969
Occurrence in VHL
:
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