raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:268947

Unilateral focal polymicrogyria

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Unilateral focal polymicrogyria (BFPP) is the mildest sub-type of polymicrogyria (PMG), a cerebral cortical malformation characterized by excessive cortical folding and abnormal cortical layering, that affects only one small region of the brain and that may show no neurologic involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enUnilateral focal polymicrogyria
frPolymicrogyrie unilatérale focale
dePolymikrogyrie, fokale unilaterale
esPolimicrogiria unilateral focal
itPolimicrogiria focale monolaterale
nlUnilaterale focale polymicrogyrie
ptPolimicrogiria focal unilateral
plDrobnozakrętowość/Polimikrogyria jednostronna ogniskowa
csUnilaterální fokální polymikrogyrie
ukОдностороння фокальна полімікрогірія
zh单侧局灶性多小脑回
trUnilateral fokal polimikrogri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA05.50NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017093Evalidated
UMLSC5680773Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

29 annotations · validated 2020-10-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100308Cerebral cortical hemiatrophy
HP:0002539Cortical dysplasia
HP:0011153Focal motor seizure
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001269Hemiparesis
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0011099Spastic hemiparesis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007377Abnormality of somatosensory evoked potentials
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
HP:0007334Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
HP:0012015EEG with frontal focal spikes
HP:0012018EEG with temporal focal spikes
HP:0001256Intellectual disability, mild
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate
HP:0001268Mental deterioration
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000718Aggressive behavior
HP:0001335Bimanual synkinesia
HP:0012014EEG with central focal spikes
HP:0012016EEG with occipital focal spikes
HP:0012017EEG with parietal focal spikes
HP:0002384Focal impaired awareness seizure
HP:0000758Impaired use of nonverbal behaviors
HP:0007229Intracerebral periventricular calcifications
HP:0002463Language impairment
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0007010Poor fine motor coordination
HP:0011171Simple febrile seizure
HP:0000020Urinary incontinence

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 15626537[PMID]_24184770[PMID]_17307715[PMID]

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Sources for this card