Outcome of bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia in monozygotic twins with megalencephaly
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 41 (7) , 486-488
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0012162299001048
Abstract
Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia (BPNH) is a neuronal migration disorder, characterized by grey-matter cellular rests in the periventricular regions. Patients frequently present with seizures during childhood or later in life. Monozygotic twin sisters were found to have enlarged head circumferences (>95th centile) during a routine medical visit at 6 months of age. A brain CT scan revealed grey-matter cellular rests in the subependymal regions extending to the subcortical white matter. In some areas these cell aggregates had nodular margins, consistent with the diagnosis of BPNH. At 6 years of age they are cognitively and neurologically normal. They have not had any seizures and their heads continue to grow along the 95th centile.Keywords
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