Porencephaly

Porencephaly is a congenital or acquired brain disease characterized by the presence of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

The disease is caused by the death of areas of brain tissue as a result of ischemia or hemorrhage. In this case, cystic cavities are formed that communicate with the ventricles of the brain or the subarachnoid space.

Porencephaly most often occurs as a result of hypoxic-ischemic damage to the brain of newborns. Causes may include birth trauma, birth asphyxia, and intrauterine infections.

In older children, porencephaly develops after traumatic brain injury, infection, or cerebrovascular accident.

Clinical manifestations depend on the location and size of the lesion. Motor and cognitive impairments of varying severity are observed.

Diagnosis is based on neuroimaging data (CT, MRI), which makes it possible to identify characteristic cystic cavities in the brain.

Treatment of porencephaly consists of symptomatic therapy aimed at correcting the neurological deficit. In some cases, surgery is performed. The prognosis depends on the size and location of the brain lesion.

Porencephaly is a rare congenital brain disease characterized by the presence in the cerebral hemispheres of cavities of various sizes and shapes filled with cerebrospinal fluid. (The type of brain in “oxygen” must be replaced with “cerebrospinal fluid”). It is one of the forms of agenesis - a defect