A congenital abnormality in which the occipitofrontal circumference is greater than two standard deviations above the mean for a given age. It is associated with HYDROCEPHALUS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; ARACHNOID CYSTS; or is part of a genetic condition (e.g., ALEXANDER DISEASE; SOTOS SYNDROME).
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D058627
altLabel
Megacephaly
Megalocephaly
Megalocephalies
Macrocephalies
Megacephalies
Macrocephaly
Megalencephalies
AQL
BL CF CI CL CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0221355
DC
1
definition
A congenital abnormality in which the occipitofrontal circumference is greater than two standard deviations above the mean for a given age. It is associated with HYDROCEPHALUS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; ARACHNOID CYSTS; or is part of a genetic condition (e.g., ALEXANDER DISEASE; SOTOS SYNDROME).
DX
20110101
FX
D006849
HN
2011; use Macrocephaly 2011-2014, Megalencephaly was under Macrocephaly 2011-2014
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