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Widened cerebral subarachnoid space

MedGen UID:
868339
Concept ID:
C4022733
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0012766

Definition

An increase in size of the anatomic space between the arachnoid membrane and pia mater in the region surrounding the cerebrum. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVWidened cerebral subarachnoid space

Conditions with this feature

Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome
MedGen UID:
1648495
Concept ID:
C4748701
Disease or Syndrome
Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome (SNIBCPS) is an autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay with impaired intellectual development and delayed speech acquisition. Affected individuals tend to have expressive language deficits, with speech apraxia and dysarthria. Other features include macrocephaly and characteristic facial features, such as prominent forehead and hypertelorism, hypotonia, and joint laxity. The severity of the neurologic deficits and presence of nonneurologic features is variable (summary by Snijders Blok et al., 2018).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, impaired language, epilepsy, and gait abnormalities
MedGen UID:
1764121
Concept ID:
C5436788
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, impaired language, epilepsy, and gait abnormalities (NEDMILEG) is characterized by global developmental delay apparent in infancy. Affected individuals have delayed walking with variable gait abnormalities, including ataxia and spasticity, impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech and language, and progressive microcephaly. Dysmorphic facial features may also be observed. Most patients have early-onset seizures; some may develop a demyelinating peripheral neuropathy. The clinical features suggest involvement of both the central and peripheral nervous systems (Manole et al., 2020).
Biliary, renal, neurologic, and skeletal syndrome
MedGen UID:
1794200
Concept ID:
C5561990
Disease or Syndrome
Biliary, renal, neurologic, and skeletal syndrome (BRENS) is an autosomal recessive complex ciliopathy with multisystemic manifestations. The most common presentation is severe neonatal cholestasis that progresses to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Most patients have additional clinical features suggestive of a ciliopathy, including postaxial polydactyly, hydrocephalus, retinal abnormalities, and situs inversus. Additional features of the syndrome may include congenital cardiac defects, echogenic kidneys with renal failure, ocular abnormalities, joint hyperextensibility, and dysmorphic facial features. Some patients have global developmental delay. Brain imaging typically shows dilated ventricles, hypomyelination, and white matter abnormalities, although some patients have been described with abnormal pituitary development (summary by Shaheen et al., 2020 and David et al., 2020).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Almefty RO, Ibn Essayed W, Al-Mefty O
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Nov 15;21(6):E522-E523. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab320. PMID: 34510210
Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article
Agerskov S, Wallin M, Hellström P, Ziegelitz D, Wikkelsö C, Tullberg M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 Jan;40(1):74-79. Epub 2018 Dec 6 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5910. PMID: 30523139Free PMC Article
Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S, Nezi M
Neuroradiology 1995 Jul;37(5):418-21. doi: 10.1007/BF00588027. PMID: 7477845
Lui K, Boag G, Daneman A, Costello S, Kirpalani H, Whyte H
Dev Med Child Neurol 1990 Oct;32(10):882-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08100.x. PMID: 2257986

Diagnosis

Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article
Yu K, Yi M, Cui R, Gong T, Dong C, Gao X, Zhao J, Li M
J Child Neurol 2021 May;36(6):447-452. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1177/0883073820977998. PMID: 33331188
Sainz LV, Zipfel J, Kerscher SR, Weichselbaum A, Bevot A, Schuhmann MU
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Feb;35(2):251-256. Epub 2018 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-4007-3. PMID: 30474714
Tongsong T, Puntachai P, Tongprasert F, Srisupundit K, Luewan S, Traisrisilp K
J Ultrasound Med 2015 May;34(5):917-24. doi: 10.7863/ultra.34.5.917. PMID: 25911725
Andersson H, Elfverson J, Svendsen P
Childs Brain 1984;11(6):398-402. doi: 10.1159/000120203. PMID: 6510047

Therapy

Arenas-Ruiz JA, Martinez-Maldonado H, Gonzalez-Carranza V, Torres-García S, Chico-Ponce de Leon F
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Aug;34(8):1593-1597. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3776-z. PMID: 29557511
Viana M, Sainaghi PP, Stecco A, Mortara F, Sprenger T, Goadsby PJ
Headache 2014 Jul-Aug;54(7):1211-6. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/head.12383. PMID: 24842523
Lo MD, Parisi MT, Brown JC, Klein EJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2013 May;29(5):588-91. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828e630d. PMID: 23603648
Krisht AF, Kadri PA
Neurosurgery 2005 Apr;56(2 Suppl):261-73; discussion 261-73. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000156785.63530.4e. PMID: 15794823
Pavlovsky S, Fisman N, Arizaga R, Castaño J, Chamoles N, Leiguarda R, Moreno R
Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1983 Spring;5(1):79-86. PMID: 6574715

Prognosis

Tan HY, Wang B, Song YZ
BMC Pediatr 2022 Oct 22;22(1):612. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03672-w. PMID: 36273129Free PMC Article
Agerskov S, Wallin M, Hellström P, Ziegelitz D, Wikkelsö C, Tullberg M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 Jan;40(1):74-79. Epub 2018 Dec 6 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5910. PMID: 30523139Free PMC Article
Virhammar J, Laurell K, Cesarini KG, Larsson EM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014 Dec;35(12):2311-8. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4046. PMID: 25012669Free PMC Article
Chadduck WM, Chadduck JB, Boop FA
Neurosurgery 1992 Jun;30(6):867-71. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199206000-00008. PMID: 1614588
Lui K, Boag G, Daneman A, Costello S, Kirpalani H, Whyte H
Dev Med Child Neurol 1990 Oct;32(10):882-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08100.x. PMID: 2257986

Clinical prediction guides

Cinalli G, di Martino G, Russo C, Mazio F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Cascone D, Covelli E, Spennato P
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Oct;37(10):3021-3032. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05322-5. PMID: 34430999Free PMC Article
Yu K, Yi M, Cui R, Gong T, Dong C, Gao X, Zhao J, Li M
J Child Neurol 2021 May;36(6):447-452. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1177/0883073820977998. PMID: 33331188
Agerskov S, Wallin M, Hellström P, Ziegelitz D, Wikkelsö C, Tullberg M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 Jan;40(1):74-79. Epub 2018 Dec 6 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5910. PMID: 30523139Free PMC Article
Virhammar J, Laurell K, Cesarini KG, Larsson EM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014 Dec;35(12):2311-8. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4046. PMID: 25012669Free PMC Article
Lui K, Boag G, Daneman A, Costello S, Kirpalani H, Whyte H
Dev Med Child Neurol 1990 Oct;32(10):882-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08100.x. PMID: 2257986

Recent systematic reviews

Demir MK, Ertem Ö, Kundak NE, Ay T, Kılıc T
Acta Neurol Belg 2023 Dec;123(6):2129-2138. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02098-6. PMID: 36273113

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