Article
[Epileptogenic brain malformations: radiological and clinical presentation and indications for genetic testing].
Revue neurologique - 1 Dec 2008
Bahi-Buisson N, Boddaert N, Saillour Y, Souville I, Poirier K, Léger P-L, Castelnau L, Plouin P, Carion N, Beldjord C, Chelly J
Abstract excerpt
Malformations of cortical development (MCD) represent a major cause of developmental disabilities and severe epilepsy. Advances in imaging and genetics have improved the diagnosis and classification of these conditions. Up to now, eight genes have been involved in different types of MCD. Lissencephaly-pachygyria and subcortical band heterotopia (SBH) represent a malformative spectrum resulting from mutations of...
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