MRI with diffusion tensor imaging findings in bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Soni, Neetu | Phadke, Rajendra V. | Kumar, Sunil

Affiliations: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Rajendra V. Phadke, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, UP, 226014, India. Tel.: +91 522 249 4574 (O) 4562 (R); Fax: +91 522 266 8017; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Abstract: We present a 10-year-old boy with seizures, delayed language development and mild mental retardation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed features of congenital bilateral perisylvian cortical disorganization suggestive of polymicrogyria. Diffusion tensor imaging was, performed to evaluate the motor tract fibers and arcuate fasciculi, which showed the normal orientation of the motor fibers and absence of the arcuate fasciculus.

Keywords: Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome, MRI, diffusion tensor imaging

DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2012-0559

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 205-209, 2012