Open AccessDual Cortex: Subcortical Band Heterotopia
Author(s) -
Aakanksha Sharma,
Tajinder Talwar,
Nitin Gupta,
Munish C. Gupta,
Bahar Ramzan,
Nitish Thakur
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2079-6854
pISSN - 2076-0299
DOI - 10.3329/bjms.v15i1.25970
Subject(s) - heterotopia (medicine) , medicine , epilepsy , cortex (anatomy) , neuroscience , psychiatry , pediatrics , pathology , psychology
Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH) is a disorder of neural migration. Also called as double cortex syndrome due to its appearance. Patient presents with mental retardation and epilepsy. Usually seizures start in first decade of life and may vary between focal seizures to generalized seizures. MRI is the diagnostic investigation of choice that reveals the characteristic findings. It is a rare disorder with only a few hundred cases reported till date.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.15(1) 2016 p.129-130