Catalog

Colpocephaly

LA05.8

Link to WHO Definition

Colpocephaly – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/845275248

A condition caused by the white matter in the posterior cerebrum failing to develop or thicken during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by the occipital horns – the posterior or rear portion of the lateral ventricles (cavities) of the brain – being larger than normal.

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