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Springer (part of Springer Nature), Child's Nervous System, 8(27), p. 1197-1202

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1491-0

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Fiber tractography assessment in double cortex syndrome

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Abstract

Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH) or double cortex syndrome is a malformation of cortical development that may be related to intractable epilepsy and severe mental retardation or to mild epilepsy and slight mental delay or normal cognitive functions. Several studies have been performed using neuroradiological or neurophysiological techniques, like SPECT, PET, MRS, fMRI, and MEG, in attempt to better characterize this neuronal migration disorder. Recently, also diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber tracking (FT) have been used to investigate on white matter anomalies in SBH, adding more information about such gray matter anomaly. We report on three cases of SBH, evaluated with MRI, DTI, and FT. The data gathered from DTI and TF allow us to hypothesize a new functional role for heterotopic gray matter.