Hemimegalencephaly
Overview
Hemimegalencephaly is a rare neurological condition in which one-half of the brain, or one side of the brain, is abnormally larger than the other. As a consequence of this imbalance, the unusual and enlarged brain tissue causes frequent seizures, usually followed with mental retardation. Hemimegalencephaly may occur as an isolated finding in an infant or it may be associated with other syndromes.
Symptoms
* Seizures * Intracranial hypertension * Separation of skull bones * Bulging fontanels * Progressive paralysis on one side of the body
Causes
Malformations in neuronal migration
Treatment
* Clinical Neurophysiology * Neurodevelopment Disabilities * Neurosurgery * Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine * Neuroradiology * Vascular Neurology * Neuropathology