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Disorders of Cortical Formation: MR Imaging Features
A.A.K. Abdel Razek, A.Y. Kandell, L.G. Elsorogy, A. Elmongy and A.A. Basett
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 4-11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1223
A.A.K. Abdel Razek
A.Y. Kandell
L.G. Elsorogy
A. Elmongy
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Disorders of Cortical Formation: MR Imaging Features
A.A.K. Abdel Razek, A.Y. Kandell, L.G. Elsorogy, A. Elmongy, A.A. Basett
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2009, 30 (1) 4-11; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1223
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- Article
- Abstract
- Embryology
- Classification
- Microlissencephaly/Microcephaly with a Simplified Gyral Pattern
- Hemimegalencephaly
- FCD
- Classic (Type I) Lissencephaly (4-Layer Lissencephaly)
- Cobblestone (Type II) Lissencephaly (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy)
- Heterotopia
- Periventricular (Subependymal) Heterotopias
- Subcortical Heterotopias
- Band (Laminar) Heterotopia
- PMG
- Schizencephaly
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics
- References
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