Researchers have identified the genetic basis for bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (BPP), the most common form of regional polymicrogyria. They found a mosaic mutation (Gly373Arg) in ...

In polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers. Many affected children have severe developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, ...

In the childhood brain disorder polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers. Mutations in several different genes can cause this ...

Malformations of cortical development are commonly associated with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. Polymicrogyria is one of the most frequent cortical malformations but remains largely ...

In polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers, caused by mutations in one of several genes. Many affected children have severe ...

In a special report released August 23 in the journal Radiology, a team of researchers including Deborah Levine, MD, Director of Obstetric & Gynecologic ultrasound at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Runners hit the bricks to raise money and awareness for the Phoenix Children's Foundation on Oct. 8, and leading the way was a two-year-old, inspiring everyone around her. Running, ...

James Dodge has polymicrogyria. He’s 6 years old. He can’t stand, and he can’t speak, but boy, can he skateboard. Most days, after school, you can find James Dodge rolling around at his local ...

A friend of a friend of my wife has a one-month child who has been diagnosed with a very rare brain disease named Polymicrogyria. There's plenty of information about the disease on the Web, but the ...

In the childhood brain disorder polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers. Mutations in several different genes can cause this ...