Sporadic neonatal schizencephaly associated with brain calcification

Schizencephaly rarely presents in the neonatal period. We present the case of a baby girl born with growth retardation and microcephaly who developed seizures on the 3rd day of life. There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of a congenital viral infection but brain imaging revealed widespread ca...

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Published in:Annals of tropical paediatrics 2001-03, Vol.21 (1), p.34-37
Main Authors: Al-Alawi, Abeer M., Al-Tawil, Khalil I., Al-Hathal, Muneef M., Amir, Isam
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Language:English
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Summary:Schizencephaly rarely presents in the neonatal period. We present the case of a baby girl born with growth retardation and microcephaly who developed seizures on the 3rd day of life. There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of a congenital viral infection but brain imaging revealed widespread calcification and bilateral schizencephaly clefts. By the age of 11 months, she had developed gross psychomotor retardation.
ISSN:0272-4936
1465-3281
DOI:10.1080/02724930124793