Hemimegalencephaly associated with somatic hemihypertrophy and a malformation of the feet: case report.
Hemimegalencephaly (HME) is a rare neuronal migration anomaly, rarely associated with hemihypertrophy or some other somatic malformation; it can coexist with intracranial arteriovenous shunts which cause cardiac failure. We report a rare case associated with hemihypertrophy of the face, trunk and limbs and malformation of the feet. The neuroradiological findings are underlined and the differential diagnoses discussed.
Calzolari
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Department of Neuroradiology, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
Chirico
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M
Tamisari
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L
Di Rocco
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C
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery