title: [Schizencephaly: clinical and MRI features].
abstract: We report the clinical and neuroimaging features of 4 cases with schizencephaly. Case 1 had bilateral schizencephaly with open-lip on the right and closed-lip on the left. Case 2 had unilateral schizencephaly with closed-lip on the left and subcortical heterotopia on the right. Case 3 had unilateral schizencephaly with closed-lip on the left. Case 4 had bilateral closed-lip schizencephaly. Although all cases except for Case 3 had bilateral lesions, neurodevelopmental outcome was generally good; Case 1 and 3 had mild hemiparesis. All patient have epilepsy which are well-controlled with antiepileptic drugs. Thus, the clinical presentation of schizencephaly, even if bilateral lesions, are quite variable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishioka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed