- schizencephalic
- schiz·en·ce·phal·ic (skiz″ən-sə-falґik) having abnormal clefts in the brain substance; see under porencephaly.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
schizencephalic porencephaly — porencephaly in which the cavities are the result of maldevelopment of the brain. Called also schizencephaly … Medical dictionary
Microcephaly — An abnormally small head due to failure of brain growth. In precise terms, microcephaly is a head circumference that is more than 2 standard deviations below the normal mean for age, sex, race, and gestation. (Some authorities define microcephaly … Medical dictionary
Schizencephaly — A developmental disorder of the brain characterized by abnormal slits, or clefts, in the cerebral hemispheres. Schizencephaly is a form of porencephaly. Individuals with clefts in both hemispheres, or bilateral clefts, are often developmentally… … Medical dictionary