Leukomalacia, Periventricular
"Leukomalacia, Periventricular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D007969
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.700 C10.228.140.461.550 C14.907.253.612 C16.614.521.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukomalacia, Periventricular- Leukomalacia, Periventricular
- Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Leukomalacias, Periventricular
- Periventricular Leukomalacias
- Encephalomalacia, Periventricular
- Encephalomalacias, Periventricular
- Periventricular Encephalomalacia
- Periventricular Encephalomalacias
- Leucomalacia, Periventricular
- Leucomalacias, Periventricular
- Periventricular Leucomalacia
- Periventricular Leucomalacias
Neonatal Cerebral Leukomalacia- Neonatal Cerebral Leukomalacia
- Cerebral Leukomalacia, Neonatal
- Cerebral Leukomalacias, Neonatal
- Leukomalacia, Neonatal Cerebral
- Leukomalacias, Neonatal Cerebral
- Neonatal Cerebral Leukomalacias
Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia- Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacias
- Leukomalacia, Cystic Periventricular
- Leukomalacias, Cystic Periventricular
- Periventricular Leukomalacia, Cystic
- Periventricular Leukomalacias, Cystic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Leukomalacia, Periventricular".
- Diseases [C]
- Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
- Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
- Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
- Leukomalacia, Periventricular [C10.228.140.300.700]
- Encephalomalacia [C10.228.140.461]
- Leukomalacia, Periventricular [C10.228.140.461.550]
- Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
- Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
- Leukomalacia, Periventricular [C14.907.253.612]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
- Infant, Premature, Diseases [C16.614.521]
- Leukomalacia, Periventricular [C16.614.521.450]
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