Bilateral polymicrogyria
Bilateral polymicrogyria is a rare cerebral malformation due to abnormal neuronal migration defined as a cerebral cortex with many excessively small convolutions. It presents with developmental delay intellectual disability seizures and various neurological impairments and may be isolated or comprise a clinical feature of many genetic syndromes. It may also be associated with perinatal cytomegalovirus infection.
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DDX3X Foundation
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