Schizencephaly: causes and risk factors

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Published 15 February 2012 | Article by Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012 | Tags: mri, ultrasound., prenatal-diagnosis, population-prevalence, schizencephaly, optic-dysplasia

Schizencephaly: causes and risk factors

Schizencephaly is a congenital brain abnormality where clefts extend through the hemispheres from the ventricles to the pial surface (Figures and ). The tissue on either side of the cleft may be in contact (closed‐lip) or widely separated (open‐lip). The term was first used by Yakovlev and...

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