[Heterotopia in a 45-year-old man]

An Med Interna. 1997 Apr;14(4):193-5.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Heterotopia is a neuronal migration disturbance, which clinical picture is characterized by mental retardation and seizures in childhood. We present a new case, a 45 year old man without any previous clinical manifestation, and two years follow-up with neuroimagen and electroencephalographic studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Choristoma / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroencephalography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurons*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed