Malformations of cerebral cortical development include a wide range of developmental
disorders that are common causes of neurodevelopmental delay and epilepsy. In addition …

Advances in neuroimaging, developmental biology and molecular genetics have increased
the understanding of developmental disorders affecting the midbrain and hindbrain, both as …

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this acclaimed reference describes and illustrates
the full range of pediatric disorders diagnosable by modern neuroimaging. This edition …

The many recent discoveries concerning the molecular biologic bases of malformations of
cortical development and the discovery of new such malformations have rendered previous …

Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) are macroscopic or microscopic
abnormalities of the cerebral cortex that arise as a consequence of an interruption to the …

Hemimegalencephaly is a rare hamartomatous malformation of the brain, remarkable for its
extreme asymmetry. It can be isolated or associated with several neurocutaneous …

The purpose of this article was to review the embryologic stages of the cerebral cortex,
illustrate the classification of disorders of cortical formation, and finally describe the main MR …

Introduction Hemimegalencephaly (HME) is a quite rare malformation of the cortical
development arising from an abnormal proliferation of anomalous neuronal and glial cells …

Although once thought to be rare, malformations of cortical development are being
increasingly recognized as the underlying cause of developmental delay in children and of …

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare, genetic disease caused by loss-of-function
mutations in either TSC1 or TSC2. Patients with TSC are neurologically characterized by the …