Micropolygyria

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Micropolygyria, also known as polymicrogyria, polygyria, or microgyria, is a neuronal migration disorder, a developmental anomaly of the brain characterized by development of numerous small convolutions (microgyri), causing mental retardation.[1] It is present in a number of specific neurological diseases, notably multiple sclerosis and Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy, a specific disease cause by mutation in the Fukutin gene (FKTN).[2][3]

References

  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary Merck.
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