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bilateral parasagittal parieto-occipital polymicrogyria

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A polymicrogyria that is characterized by bilateral malformation of cortical development, centered around the parasagittal and mesial aspects of the parietooccipital cortex and that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the FIG4 gene on chromosome 6q21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Visual hallucination
  • Focal impaired awareness seizure
  • Ventriculomegaly
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
  • Polymicrogyria
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Status epilepticus
  • Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
  • Delirium

Also known as: bilateral temporooccipital polymicrogyria