Polymicrogyria: Pathology, fetal origins and mechanisms

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Squier, Waney ^a   Jansen, Anna ^b,c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cortical malformation; Fetal brain development; Leptomeninges; Neuropathology; Polymicrogyria

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMICROGYRIA;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMICROGYRIA;

EID: 84923259660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20515960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40478-014-0080-3     Document Type: Review

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