Encephalomalacia: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Encephalomalacia

[…] see also Embolism, brain) 434.1 intracranial (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1 meninges (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1 vessels of brain (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1 Encephalomalacia [icd9data.com]

Keywords: Encephalomalacia, Neonatal stroke, Neonatal resuscitation. [indianpediatrics.net]

Occlusion, retina) 362.30 septic 449 specified site NEC 444.89 vertebral (see also Occlusion, artery, vertebral) 433.2 brain 434.1 cerebral (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1 encephalomalacia [icd9data.com]

Stroke

In contrast, DWI remains elevated due to persistent high T2/FLAIR signal ( T2 shine through ), unless hemorrhage ( T2 blackout ) or cystic encephalomalacia 10. [radiopaedia.org]

A well-circumscribed region of cerebrospinal fluid–like low density, resulting from encephalomalacia and cystic change, is eventually seen. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

A, Unenhanced CT shows right frontal convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage (arrow) and encephalomalacia at location of prior left occipital IPH. [ajronline.org]

Temporal Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis with arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy has rarely been diagnosed in Taiwan. Recently, we encountered a 76-year-old Taiwanese patient who presented with right visual impairment and marked pale swelling of his right disc. He also suffered body weight loss, general malaise and many typical[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hyperlipidemia

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Acquired Porencephaly

Such brain injuries can include Periventricular Leukomalacia, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Cystic Encephalomalacia. [hixsonbrown.com]

Porencephaly is a rare congenital disorder that results in cystic degeneration and encephalomalacia and the formation of porencephalic cysts. [radiopaedia.org]

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT Multicystic encephalomalacia (disorder) Ependymal cyst of ventricle of brain (disorder) Spinal arachnoid cyst (disorder) Coding Advice SNOMET-CT [icd.codes]

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a disorder of microvascular thrombosis characterized by a sudden onset of hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neurologic abnormalities that may be life-threatening without immediate treatment. Impaired regulation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) activity due to deficiency of[…] [symptoma.com]

Decompression Sickness

Due to the gas laws that effect the diver he cannot go to any depth whenever he pleases. Almost everyone has heard of ''THE BENDS'' from old movies and T.V. shows. The picture of the hard hat diver coming up in pain, in a storm, to have a cigarette before going back down to re-compress has been in more than[…] [rescuediver.org]

Deficiency of Sulfite Oxidase

This precedes severe cystic encephalomalacia and suggests that the energy failure associated with neuronal dysfunction and myelin disintegration occurs early in isolated sulfite [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Magnetic resonance imaging at ages 13 days, 2 months, and 10 months indicated diffuse edema with posterior predominance, followed by progressive multicystic encephalomalacia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cerebral atrophy and cystic encephalomalacia were observed with neuroradiologic imaging and were noted in all 3 postmortem reports of isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aprosencephaly and Cerebellar Dysgenesis

Equine Nigropallidal Encephalomalacia Equine Nigropallidal Encephalomalacia Focal Symmetrical Encephalomalacia Focal Symmetrical Encephalomalacia Focal Symmetrical Encephalomalacia [quizlet.com]

Gray Matter Heterotopia Chapter 34: Pachygyria, Polymicrogyria Chapter 35: Choroid Plexus Cyst Chapter 36: Arachnoid Cyst Chapter 37: Intracranial Hemorrhage Chapter 38: Encephalomalacia [inkling.com]

However, up to 50% of fetuses with ventriculomegaly on ultrasound show additional CNS findings on MRI, such as agenesis corpus callosum, hemorrhage, encephalomalacia, heterotopia [jaocr.org]

Congenital Cerebral Cyst

Section: Disseminated encephalomalacia with cavity formation. 3rd ed. [link.springer.com]

Porencephaly is a rare congenital disorder that results in cystic degeneration and encephalomalacia and the formation of porencephalic cysts. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] assessing the ventricular outline will often demonstrate a slight cleft whereas periventricular grey matter will usually bulge into the ventricle porencephaly a zone of encephalomalacia [radiopaedia.org]

Vein of Galen Aneurysm

During the neonatal period, investigations for encephalomalacia (antenatal MRI, trans-fontanel ultrasonography, CT scans) are essential. [orpha.net]

At necropsy, we observed marked myointimal proliferation of the aneurysm wall, dura, and cerebral vessels in addition to severe widespread encephalomalacia, calcinosis, and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is sometimes associated with respiratory problems and/or hepatic, renal, and/or cerebral (encephalomalacia) manifestations, the main concern for therapeutic management. [orpha.net]

Nail Bed Injury

Porencephaly is a rare congenital disorder that results in cystic degeneration and encephalomalacia and the formation of porencephalic cysts. [radiopaedia.org]

They are thought to occur from focal encephalomalacia due to a localized cerebral insult most frequently during early gestation. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] used variably among radiologists with its broadest definition being a cleft or cystic cavity within the brain 9, and its more narrow definition being a focal cystic area of encephalomalacia [radiopaedia.org]

Generalized Herpes Simplex Infection of the Newborn

As a sequel, areas of leukomalacia, diffuse multicystic encephalomalacia, and parenchymal punctate or gyral calcifications may be seen 3. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] hypo- and hyperpigmentation, erythematous macular exanthem Ophthalmologic : microopthalmia, retinal dysplasia, optic atrophy, chorioretinitis Neurological : microcephaly, encephalomalacia [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

[…] cutaneous- scarring,rash,pigmentation,aplasia cutis • (2)opthalmologic-micropthalmia,chororetinitis,optic atrophy • (3)neurologic-microcephaly,neurologic calcifications and encephalomalacia [slideshare.net]

Multilocular Encephalomalacia

Multiple cystic and focal encephalomalacia in infancy and childhood with brain stem damage. J. neurol. [jns-journal.com]

Multiple encephalomalacia in infancy. Acta psychiat. scand. 1954; 21: 823-833 Google Scholar Courville C.B. [jns-journal.com]

Multicystic encephalomalacia of infants and its relation to abnormal gestation and hydranencephaly. J. neurol. [jns-journal.com]

Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm

We report a case of a pregnant woman who developed infective endocarditis further complicated by an intracranial mycotic aneurysm. She presented with massive intracranial haemorrhage in the third trimester of pregnancy. The disease process of infective endocarditis and peri-operative management of ruptured[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Nematodiasis

When the eggs are ingested they migrate through the central nervous system and damage surrounding tissues, causing encephalomalacia, a degenerative disease of the brain which [stortvet.com]

Porencephaly

Erratum in: Obstet Gynecol. 111(5):1217, 2008 Ehehalt S et al: Prenatal multicystic encephalomalacia due to anomaly of the aortic arch. [app.statdx.com]

Porencephaly is defined as an area of focal encephalomalacia that communicates with the ventricular system, giving the appearance of a dilated ventricle. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Porencephaly is an extremely rare cephalic disorder involving encephalomalacia. [dbpedia.org]

GM1 Gangliosidosis Type 3

[…] septal defect Hole in heart wall separating two lower heart chambers 0001629 1%-4% of people have these symptoms Aspiration pneumonia 0011951 Decerebrate rigidity 0025013 Encephalomalacia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Galloway-Mowat Syndrome Type 7

Wang Medicine American journal of medical genetics 1995 We report on two Chinese female infants with multiple congenital anomalies: microcephaly, apparent porencephaly or encephalomalacia [semanticscholar.org]

A range of structural CNS changes have been reported, including gross abnormalities of cerebral parenchyma - cerebral atrophy, encephalomalacia, porencephaly - and defects [radiopaedia.org]

Structural brain abnormalities are variable and include neural migration defects (lissencephaly-pachygyria spectrum), cerebellar and cortical atrophy, ventricular dilation, encephalomalacia [orpha.net]

Familial Encephalopathy with Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies

Multiple coronal sections demonstrated slight ventricular dilatation together with normal appearing cortical gray, subcortical white, and deep gray matter structures free of encephalomalacia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polymicrogyria - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4

[…] valproate #11 F, 68 generalized n.a. perisylvian encephalomalacia phenobarbital Echaniz-Laguna, 2000 #12 M, 29 focal with secondary generalization n.a. bilateral frontal [seizure-journal.com]

#8 F, 28 focal n.a. left hemispheric hypotrophy AEDs #9 M, 69 focal and generalized n.a. parietal venous angioma valproate and phenytoin #10 F, 35 focal n.a. perisylvian encephalomalacia [seizure-journal.com]

Cutaneous Meningioma

As a consequence, he developed encephalomalacia, right arm palsy and epilepsy (focal right frontal paroxysmal activity). [scielo.br]

There were lesions of encephalomalacia in the frontal region and ventricular asymmetry (which had already been detected in previous exams) but no intracranial mass was detected [scielo.br]

Galloway-Mowat Syndrome Type 8

A range of structural CNS changes have been reported, including gross abnormalities of cerebral parenchyma - cerebral atrophy, encephalomalacia, porencephaly - and defects [radiopaedia.org]

Mitochondrial DNA-Related Leigh Syndrome and NARP

[…] focus with the same CSF sign in the two images in bilateral frontal white matter, suggesting enlargement of Virchow-Robin spaces, although lesion of cystic degeneration or encephalomalacia [scielo.br]

Congenital Herpes Simplex Infection

Neonatal day 2, cystic-appearing encephalomalacia, no abnormal enhancement [oatext.com]

As a sequel, areas of leukomalacia, diffuse multicystic encephalomalacia, and parenchymal punctate or gyral calcifications may be seen 3. [radiopaedia.org]

Enterococcus Durans

Lactobacillales; Enterococcaceae; Enterococcus Industrial uses or economic implications: Enterococcus durans infection in poultry has been associated with bacteremia and encephalomalacia [thelabrat.com]

E. durans is a frequent component of the intestinal flora of several domestic animal species and may cause septicemia and encephalomalacia in chicks. [ekjm.org]

Parenchymatous Cortical Cerebellar Degeneration

Katzman, MD, MBA DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aging Brain, Normal Encephalomalacia, NOS Progressive Non-Familial Adult Onset Cerebellar Degeneration Chronic Vertebrobasilar [neupsykey.com]

Successfully aging brain”: Thin periventricular high signal rim without white matter hyperintensities May find focal/confluent periventricular white matter hyperintensities Encephalomalacia [neupsykey.com]

Focal Labyrinthitis

Middle cranial fossa approach surgeries require intraoperative retraction of the temporal lobe, which may lead to encephalomalacia, gliosis, and, much less commonly, symptomatic [pubs.rsna.org]

Retrosigmoid surgeries require medial retraction of the ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere and, consequently, can often be recognized by the ensuing characteristic encephalomalacia [pubs.rsna.org]

Fetus Papyraceous

Multicystic encephalomalacia in liveborn twin with a stillborn macerated co-twin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] syndrome. twin embolization syndrome : the surviving healthy fetus in a monochorionic co-twin demise surviving co-twin is at risk of development of growth restriction, cerebral encephalomalacia [radiopaedia.org]

Multicystic encephalomalacia in live-born twin with a stillborn macerated co twin. J Pediatr 1979; 1995: 798-800 [ispub.com]