Encephalomalacia

Introduction: Encephalomalacia

Description of Encephalomalacia

Encephalomalacia: Softening or loss of brain tissue following CEREBRAL INFARCTION; cerebral ischemia (see BRAIN ISCHEMIA), infection, CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, or other injury. The term is often used during gross pathologic inspection to describe blurred cortical margins and decreased consistency of brain tissue following infarction. Multicystic encephalomalacia refers to the formation of multiple cystic cavities of various sizes in the cerebral cortex of neonates and infants following injury, most notably perinatal hypoxia-ischemic events. (From Davis et al., Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p665; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 1995 Mar;54(2):268-75).
Source: MeSH 2007

Encephalomalacia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Encephalomalacia:

• Abnormal
• Abnormal pain (6 causes)
• Cerebral
• Cerebral disease
• Parenchyma
• Ischemia
• Infarction
• SYN
• Cerebromalacia
• Encephalo

Terms associated with Encephalomalacia:

Terms Similar to Encephalomalacia:

• Cerebromalacia
• Encephalomalacia, Multicystic

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Encephalomalacia:

• Leukomalacia, Periventricular

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Encephalomalacia

• Brain Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Encephalomalacia

The following list attempts to classify Encephalomalacia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Brain Diseases
      • Encephalomalacia

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