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hydranencephaly

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hydranencephaly [¦hī·drə‚en′sef·ə·lē]
(medicine)
A congenital anomaly in which there are vestiges of a cerebellum, occipital lobes, and basal nuclei; frontal and parietal lobes are replaced by a cyst; and the neurocranium is undeveloped.


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A representative from the International Hydranencephaly Support Group, Lynette Trease, wrote to EP and commented "hyperbaric treatment is not recommended for children with hydranencephaly.
Neurologists typically regard hydranencephaly as an anatomical sentence to a lifelong "vegetative state.
 
 
 
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