(Pathology) the condition of having an abnormally large head or skull macrocephalic,ˌmacroˈcephalousadj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 ...
Macrocephaly refers to a large head size (greater than two SDs above the mean) that can be due to a variety of causes, such as hydrocephalus, thick skull, or megalencephaly (large brain size). From: Avery's Diseases of the Newborn (Eleventh Edition), 2024 ...
An abnormal skull growth in the sense of a macrocephaly, can be syndromic, metabolic or exogenic in origin. In many cases a thorough examination of the family history, characteristic features in the phenotypic appearance and behavior as well as an exact neurological status allow a tentative ...
Macrocephaly is caused by a myriad of conditions, including hydrocephalus, cerebral edema, space-occupying lesions, subdural fluid collection, thickening or enlargement of the skull (or hyperostosis), and a truly enlarged brain or megalencephaly (Box 28-1). The classic definition of megalencephaly...
Presents a case report of congenital immature intracranial teratoma with skull rupture and high output cardiac failure in a female fetus. Prenatal history of the mother; Result of the autopsy of the fetus; Characteristics of intracranial teratoma; Description of clinical patterns of perinatal ...
Radiologically, marked sclerosis and hyperostosis of the skull bones is present resulting in macrocephaly. Most tubular bones of the limbs, as well as the clavicles, are affected by sclerosis. By mutation analysis of the TGFB1, SOST and LRP5 genes, we were able to exclude the diagnoses of...
The head can be considered as several interconnected compartments: the brain parenchyma, blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and the bones of the skull. An increase in the volume of any one of these compartments prior to the fusion of the sutures and fontanels results in macrocephaly, which is...
We performed a cranial skull reduction with primary cranioplasty assisted by a plastic surgeon and Pudentz shunt procedure. The follow-up period lasted two years. The child started to walk, hypotonia and Babinski signs disappeared, communication and his IQ improved. The esthetic results are quite...
Further clinical examination revealed prominent and tortuous veins of the skull, palpated in the left occipital region. A thrill and a left carotid murmur were heard during auscultation. A subsequent brain MRI with MR arteriography and venography was performed in search of an explanation for hydro...