Band heterotopia

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Seizures

Patient Data

Age: 2 years
Gender: Female
mri

A diffuse band of gray matter is seen deep and parallel to the overlying cortex.

Abnormal poor sulcation with broadened and flat gyri at places.

Corpus callosum is dysgenetic; diffusely thinned out with genu not well visualized.

Case Discussion

Overall above findings are suggestive of band heterotopia with lissencephaly – pachygyria spectrum, likely due to an underlying genetic cause.

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