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Porencephaly: Porencephaly is an extremely rare disorder of the central nervous system involving cysts or cavities in a cerebral hemisphere. The ... more about Porencephaly.
Porencephaly: A central nervous system disorder involving cysts in the brain cortex caused by stroke, infection or genetic anomaly. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Porencephaly is available below.
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Prognosis for Porencephaly: Variable. Ranging from minor physical and mental defects to severe disability and early death.
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Porencephaly is an extremely rare disorder of the central nervous system involving cysts or cavities in a cerebral hemisphere. The cysts or cavities are usually the remnants of destructive lesions, but are sometimes the result of abnormal development. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Porencephaly Information Page: NINDS)
Porencephaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Porencephaly, or a subtype of Porencephaly,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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