Upcoming Events
June 29-July 1, 2012. Abilities Expo. (Chicago, IL). This three-day event showcases the latest products and services for people with disabilities; including assistive technologies, furnishings, medical equipment, rehabilitative care/services, legal services, and insurance services. Visit our Upcoming Events page for more information.
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What are Cortical Malformations?
Cortical malformations are rare developmental abnormalities affecting the surface layer, or cerebral cortex, of the brain. While a normal cortex has several characteristic folds, the brains of people with cortical malformations may look very different. They may have areas of unusually large cells (focal cortical dysplasia), appear smooth (lissencephaly), appear clefted (schizencephaly), be covered with many small folds (polymicrogyria), have thickened folds (pachygyria), have one hemisphere larger than another (hemimegalencephaly), have grey matter located in the wrong part of the brain (heterotopia), or have non-malignant cortical tumors (tuberous sclerosis).
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