title: [Focal cortical dysplasia possibly related to a probable prenatal ischemic injury].
abstract: Focal cortical dysplasias are a frequent etiology of partial seizure disorders refractory to medical treatment. We report the case of a patient with focal cortical dysplasia, confirmed by surgery, in association with ischemic cerebral lesions that possibly occurred during the intra-uterine development. This observation reinforces the hypothesis of a possible factor of causality between prenatal ischemia and anomalies of cortical development.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'IRM, CHU de Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Saint Martin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Minotti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grand
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Benabid
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kahane
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001284:Atrophy; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015984:Causality; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants