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Porencephalywith with secondary cortical spinal tract degeneration, sagittal section of cerebrum with transverse sections of brainstem

Last updated on Monday, April 27 2009 by gliageek

Porencephalywith with secondary cortical spinal tract degeneration, sagittal section of cerebrum with transverse sections of brainstem

Porencephaly refers to cavitary infarction involving both gray and white matter, often resulting in pial-ependymal fusion similar to that seen in schizencephaly. Porencephaly tends to be either unilateral or asymmetric, distinguishing this acquired lesion from the malformative schizencephaly.

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