[Clinical case of the month. Miller-Dieker (lissencephaly) syndrome].
We present the case of a 10-year-old boy who presents with a severe epilepsy resistant to medical treatment in the context of a Miller-Dieker syndrome. This patient underwent the implantation of a pneumogastric nerve stimulator. We describe the patient's clinical history and the main characteristics of lissencephaly syndrome.
Crémers
J
J
Etudiant en Médecine, Ulg, Liège, Belgique.
Scholsem
M
M
Scholtes
F
F
Riekel
I
I
Martin
D
D
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000209:etiology; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology