encephalomalacia


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encephalomalacia

[en¦sef·ə·lō·mə′lā·shə]
(medicine)
Infarction of the brain.
Any softening or fragmentation of the brain.
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MRI Brain Findings###Cystic encephalomalacia.###Bilateral periventricular and subependymal###Polymicrogyria in the frontal lobes,###Normal
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In our patient, the encephalomalacia did not include dopaminergic regions (nigrostriatal).
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Cerebellar folia were globally attenuated with a focally extensive focus of encephalomalacia (Fig 4A).
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Secondary lesions were detected in cases with corpus callosum abnormality, atrophy, encephalomalacia and hydrocephaly.
Magnetic resonance imaging findings in newly diagnosed epileptic children
(b) MRI at day 4 of life shows cystic encephalomalacia of the bilateral frontal and left parietal lobes and artifact consistent with a previous intraventricular hemorrhage, hemorrhagic contusion, and subdural hematoma.
Delayed Appearance of a Traumatic Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage
The patient presents with an extensive area of encephalomalacia within the left cerebral hemisphere involving the temporal and frontoparietal lobes with volume loss.
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MRI of the brain showed abnormal results (prominent white matter disease and focal encephalomalacia).
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All other CT findings were defined as nonsignificant (patients with chronic pathologic CT findings such as chronic brain infarction, encephalomalacia, vasculopathy or gliosis).
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A second MRI performed 4 months after the first revealed gliosis and encephalomalacia in the thalami and basal ganglia bilaterally, with volume loss and evidence of early mineralization in the left basal ganglia.
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The computed tomography scan (CT scan) of brain performed before pregnancy showed multiple parenchymal/perinuclear subependymal calcification, focal encephalomalacia. Echocardiography (ECHO) revealed a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) of 2 mm with left to right shunt.
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Stigmata of old TBI on an MRI also include areas of encephalomalacia and gliosis, particularly in areas prone to coup-contrecoup forces, such as the frontal lobe (anterior as well as inferior margin along the cribiform plate), anterior temporal lobe, and the occipital pole.
Neuroimaging in contact sports: Determining brain fitness before and after a bout
MRI revealed areas of chronic infarcts with associated early encephalomalacia changes and gliosis in left frontal region and left basal ganglia (fig-1).
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