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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024

Clinical characteristics of cystic encephalomalacia in children.

Lijuan Fan, Lianying Feng, Jing Gan, Rong Luo, Haibo Qu, Xiaolu Chen

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Lijuan FanDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lianying FengDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jing GanDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Rong LuoDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Haibo QuKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiaolu ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the primary causes and clinical characteristics of cystic encephalomalacia (CE) in children. Methods: The clinical data of 50 children who were admitted to our hospital due to CE between January 2008 and December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Their primary causes, clinical manifestations and cranial magnetic resonance imaging features were analyzed. Results: Among all patients, 5 had prematurity, 19 had hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), 13 had intracranial infection, 14 had traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage, 4 had cerebral infarction, 2 had congenital genetic diseases, and 1 had hypoglycemia. The average time from primary disease onset to CE diagnosis was 70.1 ± 61.0 days. The clinical manifestations included speech or motor developmental delay ( Conclusion: CE in children is mainly caused by HIE, intracranial infection, and cerebral hemorrhage. The major clinical manifestations included speech or motor developmental delay, epilepsy, and dystonia. Magnetic resonance imaging is an important tool for the diagnosis of CE.

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clinical manifestationscystic encephalomalaciamedical imagingMRIpediatrics

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