Hydranencephaly

Description

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.

Index terms

Hydranencephaly
Hemihydranencephaly

Exclusions from above levels

LA01 – Encephalocele
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

LA05.60 – Porencephaly
LA05.61 – Schizencephaly
LA05.6Y – Other specified encephaloclastic disorders
LA05.6Z – Encephaloclastic disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Hydranencephaly – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1963574608

Part of: LA05.6: Encephaloclastic disorders › LA05: Cerebral structural developmental anomalies › 20: Developmental anomalies