Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings and Accompanying Malformations in Pediatric Patients with Gray Matter Heterotopia
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to classify gray matter heterotopias detected in pediatric patients according to magnetic resonance imaging findings and to define the accompanying cerebral malformations.
Material and Methods: Images of all pediatric patients who were detected to have heterotopia in brain magnetic resonance imaging between January 2012 and June 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. The type, location of heterotopia, and accompanying cerebral anomalies were analyzed.
Results: A total of 42 patients, 22 male, and 20 female, with a mean age of 7.80±4.53 years (2-16 years) with gray matter heterotopia were included in the study. Of the patients 33 (78.6%) had subependymal, 7 (16.7%) had subcortical, and 2 (4.7%) had band heterotopia. Twenty-four patients had epilepsy.
Conclusion: According to our study, subependymal heterotopia was most common in pediatric patients. The subependymal heterotopias were most commonly located in the trigon region of the lateral ventricles. All of the subcortical heterotopies were located in the frontal and unifocal. Band heterotopias were located symmetrically in the subcortical region of the bilateral cerebral hemispheres. The main accompanying anomalies were Chiari II malformation, and corpus callosum agenesis. Defining the type of heterotopia and associated anomalies in pediatric patients is important for patient management.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gray Matter Heterotopia, Pediatrics, Magnetic resonance imaging, Subependymal, Malformation
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