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Preferred term

Polymicrogyria  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Heterogeneous disorders of cortical malformation characterized by excessive and small fused gyri and shallow sulci of the CORTEX with abnormal cortical lamination. It is considered a malformation secondary to abnormal post-migrational development of the neurons during cerebral cortical development and is associated with EPILEPSY and learning difficulties.

Entry terms

  • Cerebral Micropolygyria
  • Cerebral Polymicrogyria
  • Micropolygyria

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FJGD8QK9-L

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