Can Heterotopia Cause Headaches?
Epilepsy in Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia Is Common but Headache Is Rare [3]. Asymmetric Ventriculomegaly Is a Common Radiological Feature and Is Thought...
Epilepsy in periventricular nodular heterotopia is common but headache is rare [3]. Asymmetric ventriculomegaly is a common radiological feature and is thought to be a structural consequence of the presence of heterotopia, rather than a disorder of ependymal compliance or CSF dynamics [4].
What is heterotopia in the brain?
Heterotopia means "out of place." In normal brain development, neurons form in the periventricular region, located around fluid-filled cavities (ventricles) near the center of the brain. The neurons then migrate outward to form the exterior of the brain (cerebral cortex ) in six onion-like layers.
What causes GREY matter Heterotopia?
It is believed that gray matter heterotopia are caused by arrested migration of neurons to the cerebral cortex; that is, when neurons that are supposed to form part of the cerebral cortex. fail to climb to the end of their ladder correctly and are permanently situated in the wrong location.
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