lissencephaly

lissencephaly
A disorder characterized by smoothness (lack of folds and grooves) of the brain.

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  • Lissencephaly — Infobox Disease Name = Lissencephaly Caption = DiseasesDB = 29492 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|04|3|q|00 ICD9 = ICD9|742.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Lissencephaly, which literally means smooth brain , is a rare… …   Wikipedia

  • Lissencephaly — A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain. Lissencephaly literally means smooth brain. It is caused by defective neuronal migration, a defect in the process in which nerve cells… …   Medical dictionary

  • lissencephaly — smooth brain; n. a condition in which the brain develops abnormally – it has no grooves on the outside, large ventricles, and generally is smaller than it should be. Lissencephaly causes severe mental retardation and failure to thrive. See also:… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • lissencephaly — lis·sen·ceph·a·ly …   English syllables

  • lissencephaly — noun see lissencephalic …   Useful english dictionary

  • lissencephaly syndrome — Miller Dieker s …   Medical dictionary

  • Walker lissencephaly — Walk·er lissencephaly (wawkґər) [Arthur Earl Walker, American surgeon, 1907–1995] Walker Warburg syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Walker lissencephaly — Walker Warburg syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • smooth brain — lissencephaly …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Pachygyria — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Pachygyria ICD10 = ICD10|Q|04|3|q|00 ICD9 = Pachygyria (from the Greek pachy meaning thick or fat gyri) is a congenital malformation of the cerebral hemisphere. It results in unusually thick convolutions of the… …   Wikipedia

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