"Polymicrogyria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Heterogeneous disorders of cortical malformation characterized by excessive and small fused gyri and shallow sulci of the CORTEX with abnormal cortical lamination. It is considered a malformation secondary to abnormal post-migrational development of the neurons during cerebral cortical development and is associated with EPILEPSY and learning difficulties.
| Descriptor ID |
D065706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.507.500.500 C16.131.666.507.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Polymicrogyria- Polymicrogyria
- Polymicrogyrias
- Micropolygyria
- Micropolygyrias
- Cerebral Micropolygyria
- Cerebral Micropolygyrias
- Micropolygyria, Cerebral
- Micropolygyrias, Cerebral
- Cerebral Polymicrogyria
- Cerebral Polymicrogyrias
- Polymicrogyria, Cerebral
- Polymicrogyrias, Cerebral
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