Hydranencephaly

Definition

A condition caused by failure of the cerebral hemispheres to develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by a lack of a forebrain upon imaging. This condition may present with visual impairment, lack of growth, deafness, blindness, spastic quadriparesis, or intellectual deficits.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Encephaloclastic disorders

• LA05.60Porencephaly
• LA05.61Schizencephaly
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified