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Porencephaly

Background

Porencephaly: Porencephalic Cyst

This is a condition whereby there are isolated cavities within the cerebral hemisphere. They may or may not be single and there may be communication with ventricles and other subarachnoid space.

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Medical text written February 2003 by Mr N Buxton. Last Updated July 2008 by Mr N Buxton, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

 

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