hemiatrophy

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hemiatrophy

[hem″e-at´ro-fe]

atrophy of one side of the body or one half of an organ or part.

hem·i·at·ro·phy

(hem'ē-at'rō-fē),

Atrophy of one lateral half of a part or of an organ, as the face or tongue.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hem·i·at·ro·phy

(hem'ē-at'rŏ-fē)

Atrophy of one lateral half of a part or of an organ, as the face or tongue.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hem·i·at·ro·phy

(hem'ē-at'rŏ-fē)

Atrophy of one lateral half of a part or of an organ, as in the face or tongue.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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Gutierrez LJ, Oliva NP Progressive facial hemiatrophy with associated osseous lesions.

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Recent fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) studies proved hypometabolism of the affected hemisphere [8, 9], whereas other studies have suggested that a reduced blood flow through carotid artery due to co-arctation could be the cause of cerebral hemiatrophy [9, 10].

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The radiological features of DDMS are distinctive, and may include cerebral hemiatrophy with several parenchymal changes and ipsilateral compensatory hypertrophy of the skull bone and sinuses.

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Differential diagnoses that should be considered in patients with asymptomatic enophthalmos are Parry-Romberg syndrome (facial hemiatrophy), linear scleroderma, metastasis, osteomyelitis, atrophy of the orbital contents, orbital varix, chronic sinusitis, cysts, and pseudoenophthalmos, among others.

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The possible results of first-trimester maternal infection--the congenital varicella syndrome, characterized by cerebral hemiatrophy and abnormalities of the extremities and skin--are well known.

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