Atrophy/Degeneration affecting the cerebrum

MedGen UID:: 870452
•Concept ID:: C4024898
•: Pathologic Function

HPO:	HP:0007369

Definition

The presence of atrophy (wasting) of the cerebrum, also known as the telencephalon, the largest and most highly developed part of the human brain. [from HPO]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAtrophy/Degeneration affecting the cerebrum

Congenital Systemic Disorder
- Abnormality of the nervous system
  - Abnormal nervous system morphology
    - Morphological central nervous system abnormality
      - Abnormal brain morphology
        Brain atrophy
        Atrophy/Degeneration affecting the cerebrum
        Atrophy/Degeneration involving the caudate nucleus
        Caudate atrophy
        Cerebral atrophy
        Diffuse cerebral atrophy
        Frontotemporal cerebral atrophy
        Generalized cerebral atrophy/hypoplasia
        Cerebral cortical neurodegeneration
        Cerebral degeneration
        Subcortical cerebral atrophy
        Pallidal degeneration

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Diagnosis

Genome sequencing in a case of Niemann-Pick type C.

Dougherty M, Lazar J, Klein JC, Diaz K, Gobillot T, Grunblatt E, Hasle N, Lawrence D, Maurano M, Nelson M, Olson G, Srivatsan S, Shendure J, Keene CD, Bird T, Horwitz MS, Marshall DA
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2016 Nov;2(6):a001222. doi: 10.1101/mcs.a001222. PMID: 27900365 Free PMC Article

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Atrophy/Degeneration affecting the cerebrum

Definition

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Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

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