POSTERIOR AGYRIA-PACHYGYRIA WITH POLYMICROGYRIA - EVIDENCE FOR AN INHERITED NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER

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FERRIE, CD [1 ]
JACKSON, GD [1 ]
GIANNAKODIMOS, S [1 ]
PANAYIOTOPOULOS, CP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON,INST CHILD HLTH,NEUROSCI UNIT,LONDON WC1N 1EH,ENGLAND
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10.1212/WNL.45.1.150
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We describe two brothers with mental retardation and refractory epilepsy. MRI revealed symmetrical agyria-pachygyria of the temporo-occipito-parietal regions, areas of deeply infolded polymicrogyric parietal cortex, and dilated occipital horns (colpocephaly). The stereotyped clinical, EEG, and MRI findings suggest that this may be a distinct inherited condition and imply that agyria-pachygyria with polymicrogyria is not always sporadic.
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