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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Leukomalacia, Periventricular
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Leukomalacia, Periventricular
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Encephalomalacia > Leukomalacia, Periventricular
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Infant, Premature, Diseases > Leukomalacia, Periventricular

Preferred term

Leukomalacia, Periventricular  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Encephalomalacia, Periventricular
  • Encephalomalacias, Periventricular
  • Leucomalacia, Periventricular
  • Leucomalacias, Periventricular
  • Leukomalacias, Periventricular
  • Periventricular Encephalomalacia
  • Periventricular Encephalomalacias
  • Periventricular Leucomalacia
  • Periventricular Leucomalacias
  • Periventricular Leukomalacia
  • Periventricular Leukomalacias

Note

  • periventricular refers to the cerebral ventricles

Scope note

  • Degeneration of white matter adjacent to the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES following cerebral hypoxia or BRAIN ISCHEMIA in neonates. The condition primarily affects white matter in the perfusion zone between superficial and deep branches of the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY. Clinical manifestations include VISION DISORDERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; PARAPLEGIA; SEIZURES; and cognitive disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1021; Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch4, pp30-1)

History note

  • 1991(1987)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007969

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