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ArticleCureus2026

Macrocephaly and Characteristic MRI Findings as Early Clues to a Hereditary Overgrowth Syndrome.

Catarina Cezanne, Kaylene Freitas, Susana L Ferreira, Ana M Queiroz, José P Monteiro

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Catarina CezannePaediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde Almada-Seixal, Almada, PRT.
Kaylene FreitasPaediatrics, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Sesaram-Eperam, Funchal, PRT.
Susana L FerreiraGenetics, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PRT.
Ana M QueirozPaediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde Almada-Seixal, Almada, PRT.
José P MonteiroPaediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde Almada-Seixal, Almada, PRT.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrocephaly may be the presenting feature of underlying genetic conditions in childhood. We report a five-year-old boy with persistent macrocephaly above +3 standard deviations since infancy and subtle facial dysmorphisms. Neurological examination revealed hypotonia, a wide-based gait, and fine and gross motor difficulties. Developmental assessment confirmed psychomotor delay without features of autism spectrum disorder. Brain MRI revealed multiple enlarged perivascular spaces involving the bilateral subcortical white matter and the corpus callosum, as well as callosal thickening. Genetic testing identified a heterozygous likely pathogenic variant in the PTEN gene, with maternal transmission confirmed on familial testing. Timely genetic diagnosis allows appropriate genetic counselling and clinical follow-up.

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cancer surveillancedevelopmental delay in childhoodgenetic diagnosisgermline pathogenic variantsmacrocephalyovergrowth syndromepediatric brain mriperivascular spacespten hamartoma tumor syndrome (pths)

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PMID41717203
PMCPMC12916116

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