Multicystic encephalomalacia

• Main Authors: Manoj Gopal Madakshira (Author), Kirti Gupta (Author), Preithy Uthamalingam (Author), Gargi Kapatia (Author), Shiv Sajan Saini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multicystic encephalomalacia is varying sized cystic lesions in the brain encountered in developing fetuses or infants. These cysts start at the periventricular area and may extend onto the cortex. The cause of the formation of these cystic lesions is secondary to an ischemic or hypoxic insult, whic...