Schizencephaly - closed lip

Case contributed by Yahya Baba
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Presents with acute aphasia.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
mri
  • grey matter lined closed-lip cleft extending from the left frontal cortex to the body of the lateral ventricle
  • the septum pellucidum and falx are present
  • no abnormal fusion across the midline.
  • chronic small vessel ischemia
  • mild cerebral volume loss with a thinned corpus callosum  
ct

Closed-lip cleft extending from the left frontal cortex to the body of the lateral ventricle in keeping with schizencephaly

Case Discussion

Features of unilateral left-sided closed-lip schizencephaly with no other congenital developmental abnormalities.

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