cerebral cortical dysplasia

Pathology

• cortical dysplasias display a broad spectrum of structural changes, which appear to result from changes in proliferation, migration, differentiation, & apoptosis of neuronal precursors & neurons during cortical development

More general terms

• cephalic malformation

More specific terms

• focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor balloon cell type (FCDBC)
• glioneuronal heterotopia
• lissencephaly; agyria
• microgyria
• neuronal heterotopia
• pachygyria
• polymicrogyria; micropolygyria
• subcortical band heterotopia