title: Malformations of the brain.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide a basic outline on which the reader can hold a more elaborate and detailed knowledge of malformations of the brain. The first half of the article consists of a general approach to brain malformations; the second, the shortest possible descriptions of the common brain malformations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, BC's Children's Hospital and the University of British of Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans