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Central nervous system cyst

MedGen UID:
138106
Concept ID:
C0349606
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Central Nervous System Cysts; CNS Cyst; CNS Cysts; Cyst, CNS; Cysts, Central Nervous System; Cysts, CNS
SNOMED CT: Cyst of central nervous system (277333006)
 
HPO: HP:0030724
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005262

Definition

A fluid-filled sac (cyst) located within the central nervous system. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and cerebellar hypoplasia
MedGen UID:
1786150
Concept ID:
C5543332
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and cerebellar hypoplasia (NEDFACH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by global developmental delay and intellectual disability. The phenotype is variable: more severely affected individuals have poor overall growth with microcephaly, delayed walking, spasticity, and poor or absent speech, whereas others may achieve more significant developmental milestones and even attend special schooling. Brain imaging shows abnormalities of the cerebellum, most commonly cerebellar hypoplasia, although other features, such as thin corpus callosum and delayed myelination, may also be present. Dysmorphic facial features include sloping forehead, upslanting palpebral fissures, and hypertelorism. Additional more variable manifestations may include cardiac ventricular septal defect, spasticity, cataracts, optic nerve hypoplasia, seizures, and joint contractures (summary by Van Bergen et al., 2020).

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PubMed

Vasilev V, Rostomyan L, Daly AF, Potorac I, Zacharieva S, Bonneville JF, Beckers A
Eur J Endocrinol 2016 Oct;175(4):R171-84. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1530/EJE-15-1272. PMID: 27068689
D'Antonio F, Khalil A, Garel C, Pilu G, Rizzo G, Lerman-Sagie T, Bhide A, Thilaganathan B, Manzoli L, Papageorghiou AT
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jun;47(6):690-7. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1002/uog.14900. PMID: 25970099
Ramírez-Zamora A, Alarcón T
Neurol Res 2010 Apr;32(3):229-37. doi: 10.1179/016164110X12644252260592. PMID: 20406600

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Diagnosis

McCandless SE, Robin NH
Am J Med Genet 1998 Jul 7;78(3):282-5. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980707)78:3<282::aid-ajmg15>3.0.co;2-b. PMID: 9677067
Kuratsu J, Yoshizato K, Yoshimura T, Leonard EJ, Takeshima H, Ushio Y
J Natl Cancer Inst 1993 Nov 17;85(22):1836-9. doi: 10.1093/jnci/85.22.1836. PMID: 8230263

Prognosis

McCandless SE, Robin NH
Am J Med Genet 1998 Jul 7;78(3):282-5. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980707)78:3<282::aid-ajmg15>3.0.co;2-b. PMID: 9677067

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