raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2177

Hydranencephaly

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Unknown
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare cerebral malformation characterized by an almost or complete lack of cortex, specifically the cerebral hemispheres, with the cranium and meninges completely intact. In most cases, death occurs in utero or in the first weeks of life. Developmental delay, drug-resistant seizures, spastic diplegia, severe growth failure, deafness and blindness are typical.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHydranencephaly
frHydranencéphalie
deHydranenzephalie
esHidranencefalia
itIdranencefalia
nlHydranencefalie
ptHidranencefalia
plHydranencefalia
csHydranencefalie
ukГідраненцефалія
zh积水型无脑畸形
trHidranensefali

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM605013NTBTvalidated
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LA05.62Especificvalidated
MONDO0016344Evalidated
MeSHD006832Evalidated
UMLSC0020225Evalidated
GARD6681Evalidated
MedDRA10073472Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
NDE1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17619ENSG0000007286460944916p13.11nudE neurodevelopment protein 122526350[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated10207424[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.1 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidated26545857[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.8 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated18383510[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

28 annotations · validated 2024-07-09
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0010994Abnormal corpus striatum morphology
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0002120Cerebral cortical atrophy
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0008610Infantile sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0009145Abnormal cerebral artery morphology
HP:0010652Abnormal dura mater morphology
HP:3000062Abnormal internal carotid artery morphology
HP:0011328Abnormality of fontanelles
HP:0007023Antenatal intracerebral hemorrhage
HP:0410279Atrophic pituitary gland
HP:0006698Dilatation of the ventricular cavity
HP:0025099Dysgenesis of the thalamus
HP:0025517Hypoplastic hippocampus
HP:0000601Hypotelorism
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0001287Meningitis
HP:0002179Opisthotonus
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001264Spastic diplegia
HP:0025258Stiff neck
HP:0025040Thalamic edema
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000533Chorioretinal atrophy
HP:0000609Optic nerve hypoplasia
HP:0011451Primary microcephaly
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly

Run the differential on the 7 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 12858931[PMID]_23337012[PMID]_6075814[PMID]_18201820[PMID]_23632619[PMID]_27876178[PMID]_25326191[PMID]_22610272[PMID]

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Sources for this card