The role of surgery in refractory epilepsy secondary to polymicrogyria in the pediatric population
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DOI: 10.1111/epi.14556
Abstract: Polymicrogyria (PMG) is a common malformation of cortical development. Many patients with PMG will have medically refractory epilepsy but the role of epilepsy surgery is unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the… read more here.
Keywords: role surgery; polymicrogyria; refractory epilepsy;
Teaching NeuroImages: Ohtahara Syndrome due to Unilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011497
Abstract: A 10-month-old boy, born of nonconsanguineous parents, without any perinatal insult, presented with tonic spasms from the 13th day of life. He started having tonic seizures from 4 months of age, with global developmental delay.… read more here.
Keywords: syndrome due; teaching neuroimages; perisylvian polymicrogyria; neuroimages ohtahara ... See more keywords
Recurrent NEDD4L Variant in Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia, Polymicrogyria and Syndactyly
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00026
Abstract: NEDD4L encodes an ubiquitin ligase which is expressed in the cortex and ventricular zone of the fetal brain. Missense variants in NEDD4L have been reported in nine patients with periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH), polymicrogyria, cleft… read more here.
Keywords: nedd4l variant; polymicrogyria; periventricular nodular; nodular heterotopia ... See more keywords