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GIGANTISME CEREBRAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Increased birth weight with excessive growth during the first four years of life, macrocephaly, characteristic facial features, nonprogressive cerebral disorder and mental retardation.

CONT

Sotos syndrome. Although marked overgrowth is a consistent feature during infancy and childhood, adult height is usually within the normal range.

Key term(s)
  • syndrome of cerebral gigantism
  • Soto's syndrome
  • Soto syndrome

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Maladie génétique caractérisée par une croissance anormalement accélérée avec ossification précoce et des anomalies crânio-cérébrales associées à des troubles neurologiques et à un retard du développement mental.

Spanish

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