Megalencephaly: types, clinical syndromes, and management.
The differential diagnosis of megalencephaly poses a challenge to the clinician. The two major categories, metabolic and anatomic, include a number of conditions, many of them rare. This article provides a systematic approach to the patient with megalencephaly.
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Department of Pediatric Neurology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46223.
D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans