Familial porencephaly

Overview

Familial porencephaly: A very rare developmental abnormality that tends to run in families and is characterized by a localized accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. The severity of symptoms is determined by the size and location of the brain abnormality.

Symptoms

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Familial porencephaly includes the 13 symptoms listed below: * Retarded growth * Retarded development * Mental retardation * Mild paralysis * Large head * Small head * Seizures * Poor muscle tone * Speech problems * Absent speech development * Epilepsy * Fluid accumulation in the brain * Shortened muscles

Causes

* Absent speech development * Epilepsy * Large head * Mental retardation * Poor muscle tone * Retarded growth * Seizures * Small head * Speech problems

Diagnosis

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Familial porencephaly. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Familial porencephaly has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Familial porencephaly signs or Familial porencephaly symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Familial porencephaly may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Familial porencephaly symptoms.