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encephalomalacia

encephalomalacia Encephalomalacia is the softening or loss of brain tissue after damage such as reduced blood flow, infarction, infection, head injury, or other brain injury.

Encephalomalacia is the softening or loss of brain tissue after damage such as reduced blood flow, infarction, infection, head injury, or other brain injury. The term may also be used to describe brain tissue that appears less firm with blurred outer margins on gross examination after an infarct.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Encephalomalacia” (D004678).
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