title: A case of isolated pachygyria with unusual clinical onset in the neonatal period.
abstract: Pachygyria is a malformation of the cerebral cortex characterized by an insufficient development of the gyri and cerebral sulci within the anomalies of neuronal migration. Clinically, can cause seizures, mental retardation and motor deficits. We report a rare clinical case of pachygyria in a newborn with persistent hypotonia and sub-clinical seizures in which early diagnosis was possible thanks to cranial magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatal Pathology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carpinato
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Palano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sottile
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Distefano
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D054082:Lissencephaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology