loading...| Preferred Name |
Polymicrogyria |
| Synonyms |
More grooves in brain |
| Definitions |
Polymicrogyria is a congenital malformation of the cerebral cortex characterized by abnormal cortical layering (lamination) and an excessive number of small gyri (folds). Polymicrogyria, one of the most common malformations of cortical development, is characterized histologically by the appearance of an excessive number of small cortical folds, often fused together, with disordered cortical lamination. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002126 |
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Polymicrogyria, one of the most common malformations of cortical development, is characterized histologically by the appearance of an excessive number of small cortical folds, often fused together, with disordered cortical lamination. |
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MSH:D065706 SNOMEDCT_US:4945003 UMLS:C0266464 |
| definition |
Polymicrogyria is a congenital malformation of the cerebral cortex characterized by abnormal cortical layering (lamination) and an excessive number of small gyri (folds). |
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More grooves in brain |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0002126 |
| label |
Polymicrogyria |
| notation |
HP:0002126 |
| prefLabel |
Polymicrogyria |
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