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Schizencephaly

Case contributed by Ashutosh Gandhi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Seizures

Patient Data

Gender: Male
mri

A grey matter-lined CSF cleft is seen crossing the right parietal lobe reaching the body of right lateral ventricle, in keeping with open-lip schizencephaly.

Areas of grey-matter intensity are seen in subcortical white matter in the right posterior temporal and parietal lobes, reflecting grey matter heterotopia.

Absent septum pellucidum.

Case Discussion

MRI appearance of right-sided schizencephaly crossing the right parietal lobe. It is associated with absent septum pellucidum and grey matter heterotopia.

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