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Brain imaging abnormality

MedGen UID:
751376
Concept ID:
C2711610
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormal brain imaging; Abnormalities on brain imaging; Brain abnormalities on imaging; Brain imaging abnormalities
SNOMED CT: Imaging of brain abnormal (442731005)
 
HPO: HP:0410263

Definition

An anomaly of metabolism or structure of the brain identified by imaging. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Brain imaging abnormality

Conditions with this feature

Intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 10
MedGen UID:
481914
Concept ID:
C3280284
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Any autosomal dominant non-syndromic intellectual disability in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the CACNG2 gene.
Acrofacial dysostosis Cincinnati type
MedGen UID:
903483
Concept ID:
C4225317
Disease or Syndrome
The Cincinnati type of acrofacial dysostosis is a ribosomopathy characterized by a spectrum of mandibulofacial dysostosis phenotypes, with or without extrafacial skeletal defects (Weaver et al., 2015). In addition, a significant number of neurologic abnormalities have been reported, ranging from mild delays to refractory epilepsy, as well as an increased incidence of congenital heart defects, primarily septal in nature (Smallwood et al., 2023).
TELO2-related intellectual disability-neurodevelopmental disorder
MedGen UID:
934745
Concept ID:
C4310778
Disease or Syndrome
You-Hoover-Fong syndrome (YHFS) is an autosomal recessive disorder with clinical features of global developmental delay, impaired intellectual development, dysmorphic facial features, microcephaly, abnormal movements, and abnormal auditory and visual function (You et al., 2016).
Facial palsy, congenital, with ptosis and velopharyngeal dysfunction
MedGen UID:
1623077
Concept ID:
C4540277
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with seizures and speech and walking impairment
MedGen UID:
1672912
Concept ID:
C5193119
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with seizures and speech and walking impairment (NEDSSWI) is an autosomal recessive disorder with onset in infancy. Patients show global developmental delay, particularly of speech acquisition, as well as walking difficulties due to hypotonia, hypertonia, spasticity, or poor coordination. Other features include seizures, mild dysmorphic features, and variable short stature. The pregnancies tend to be complicated by hyper- or hypotension (summary by Ganapathi et al., 2019).
Congenital hypotonia, epilepsy, developmental delay, and digital anomalies
MedGen UID:
1674629
Concept ID:
C5193125
Disease or Syndrome
ATN1-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ATN1-NDD) is characterized by developmental delay / intellectual disability. Other neurologic findings can include infantile hypotonia, brain malformations, epilepsy, cortical visual impairment, and hearing loss. Feeding difficulties, present in some individuals, may require gastrostomy support when severe; similarly, respiratory issues, present in some, may require respiratory support after the neonatal period. Distinctive facial features and hand and foot differences are common. Other variable findings can include cardiac malformations and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). To date, 18 individuals with ATN1-NDD have been identified.
Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 28
MedGen UID:
1841154
Concept ID:
C5830518
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy-28 (LGMDR28) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness affecting the proximal and axial muscles of the upper and lower limbs. The age at onset is highly variable, usually in the first decade, although onset in the fourth decade has also been reported. The disorder can be rapidly progressive or show a slower course. Most patients have limited ambulation or become wheelchair-bound within a few decades, and respiratory insufficiency commonly occurs. Laboratory studies show increased serum creatine kinase and elevated fasting blood glucose levels, although cholesterol is normal. EMG shows a myopathic pattern; muscle biopsy is generally unremarkable, but can show nonspecific myopathic or dystrophic features (Yogev et al., 2023; Morales-Rosado et al., 2023). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, see LGMDR1 (253600).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ehtesham N, Mosallaei M, Beheshtian M, Khoshbakht S, Fadaee M, Vazehan R, Faraji Zonooz M, Karimzadeh P, Kahrizi K, Najmabadi H
Arch Iran Med 2022 Dec 1;25(12):788-797. doi: 10.34172/aim.2022.124. PMID: 37543906Free PMC Article
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Gloss DS, Sanchez AM, Kabir AA, Liferidge AT, Martello JP, Kanner AM, Shinnar S, Hopp JL, French JA
Neurology 2015 Apr 21;84(16):1705-13. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487. PMID: 25901057Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Yang M, Tan KM, Carney P, Kwan P, O'Brien TJ, Berkovic SF, Perucca P, McIntosh AM
Seizure 2022 Mar;96:121-127. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.02.004. PMID: 35202928
Tomioka K, Nishiyama M, Nagase H, Ishida Y, Tanaka T, Tokumoto S, Yamaguchi H, Toyoshima D, Maruyama A, Fujita K, Aoki K, Seino Y, Nozu K, Nishimura N, Kurosawa H, Iijima K
Brain Dev 2019 Sep;41(8):691-698. Epub 2019 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.04.012. PMID: 31337523
Bergey GK
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):38-50. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000271. PMID: 26844729
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Gloss DS, Sanchez AM, Kabir AA, Liferidge AT, Martello JP, Kanner AM, Shinnar S, Hopp JL, French JA
Neurology 2015 Apr 21;84(16):1705-13. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487. PMID: 25901057Free PMC Article
Billiard M, Podesta C
Sleep Med 2013 May;14(5):462-5. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.01.009. PMID: 23499199

Diagnosis

Yang M, Tan KM, Carney P, Kwan P, O'Brien TJ, Berkovic SF, Perucca P, McIntosh AM
Seizure 2022 Mar;96:121-127. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.02.004. PMID: 35202928
Tomioka K, Nishiyama M, Nagase H, Ishida Y, Tanaka T, Tokumoto S, Yamaguchi H, Toyoshima D, Maruyama A, Fujita K, Aoki K, Seino Y, Nozu K, Nishimura N, Kurosawa H, Iijima K
Brain Dev 2019 Sep;41(8):691-698. Epub 2019 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.04.012. PMID: 31337523
Koo BK, Kim LK, Lee JY, Moon MK
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Aug;19(8):755-761. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13692. PMID: 31119857
Bergey GK
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):38-50. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000271. PMID: 26844729
Billiard M, Podesta C
Sleep Med 2013 May;14(5):462-5. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.01.009. PMID: 23499199

Therapy

Koo BK, Kim LK, Lee JY, Moon MK
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Aug;19(8):755-761. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13692. PMID: 31119857
Bergey GK
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):38-50. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000271. PMID: 26844729
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Gloss DS, Sanchez AM, Kabir AA, Liferidge AT, Martello JP, Kanner AM, Shinnar S, Hopp JL, French JA
Neurology 2015 Apr 21;84(16):1705-13. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487. PMID: 25901057Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Tomioka K, Nishiyama M, Nagase H, Ishida Y, Tanaka T, Tokumoto S, Yamaguchi H, Toyoshima D, Maruyama A, Fujita K, Aoki K, Seino Y, Nozu K, Nishimura N, Kurosawa H, Iijima K
Brain Dev 2019 Sep;41(8):691-698. Epub 2019 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.04.012. PMID: 31337523
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Gloss DS, Sanchez AM, Kabir AA, Liferidge AT, Martello JP, Kanner AM, Shinnar S, Hopp JL, French JA
Neurology 2015 Apr 21;84(16):1705-13. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487. PMID: 25901057Free PMC Article
Burrus TM, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurology 2009 Jul 7;73(1):66-70. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181aaea1b. PMID: 19564586
Atkinson JH, Heaton RK, Patterson TL, Wolfson T, Deutsch R, Brown SJ, Summers J, Sciolla A, Gutierrez R, Ellis RJ, Abramson I, Hesselink JR, McCutchan JA, Grant I; HNRC Group
J Affect Disord 2008 Jun;108(3):225-34. Epub 2007 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.017. PMID: 18045694Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Koo BK, Kim LK, Lee JY, Moon MK
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Aug;19(8):755-761. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13692. PMID: 31119857
Burrus TM, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurology 2009 Jul 7;73(1):66-70. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181aaea1b. PMID: 19564586
Atkinson JH, Heaton RK, Patterson TL, Wolfson T, Deutsch R, Brown SJ, Summers J, Sciolla A, Gutierrez R, Ellis RJ, Abramson I, Hesselink JR, McCutchan JA, Grant I; HNRC Group
J Affect Disord 2008 Jun;108(3):225-34. Epub 2007 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.017. PMID: 18045694Free PMC Article

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