Lokesh Rana¹*, Dinesh Sood², Roshni Shukla³ and Pooja Gurnal⁴

¹Senior Resident, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
²Professor, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
³Resident, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
⁴Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Lokesh Rana, Senior Resident, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Received: March 16, 2018; Published: June 07, 2018

Citation: Lokesh Rana., et al. “MR Imaging of Polymicrogyria-A Malformation of Cortical Development”. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2.4 (2018).

Abstract

  Polymicrogyria (PMG) is a malformation of cortical development disorder characterized by excessive small and prominent convolutions separated by shallow sulci, giving the cortical surface and cortical–white matter junction an irregular appearance. We present a case of 13 year boy with history of generalised tonic clonic seizures since birth and MRI brain showed the three characteristics findings of PMG i.e. abnormal gyral pattern, increased cortical thickness, and irregularity of the cortical-white matter junction due to packing of microgyri. Purpose of this case presentation is to present a rare entity liable to missed on routine scan which is important cause of seizures in children and young adults.

Keywords: MR Imaging; Polymicrogyria; Malformation

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