raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:35981

Polymicrogyria

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, X-linked dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A heterogenous group of cerebral cortical malformations characterized by excessive cortical folding and abnormal cortical layering that, depending on its topographic distribution, presents with variable combinations of neurological symptoms of varying severity such as epilepsy, developmental delay, intellectual disability, motor dysfunction (e.g. spasticity), and pseudobulbar palsy.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolymicrogyria
frPolymicrogyrie
dePolymikrogyrie
esPolimicrogiria
itPolimicrogiria
nlPolymicrogyrie
ptPolimicrogiria
plPolimikrogyria
csPolymikrogyrie
ukПолімікрогірія
zh多小脑回
trPolimikrogiri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-11LA05.50Especificvalidated
MONDO0000087Evalidated
MONDO87Evalidated
MeSHD065706Evalidated
UMLSC0266464Evalidated
MedDRA10073489Evalidated

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 (3):

Children (2):

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card