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[Development and developmental disorders of the human brain. III. Neuronal migration disorders of the cerebrum].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 10 Mar 2001
ten Donkelaar H J, Lammens M, Wesseling P, Thijssen H O, Renier W O, Gabreëls F J
Abstract excerpt
Neuronal migration disorders of the cerebral cortex form a heterogeneous group of abnormalities, characterised by mental retardation, epilepsy and hypotonia. They are prevalent in 1% of the population and in 20-40% of the untreatable forms of epilepsy. Disorders at the start of the migration result in nodular heterotopias. Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopias are X-linked disorders, in which cortical...
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