SCHIZENCEPHALY

Course overview

SCHIZENCEPHALY IS A RARE CONGENITAL NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY CLEFT LINED BY THE HETEROTOPIC GRAY MATTER, WHICH CONNECTS THE SURFACE OF THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE TO THE LATERAL VENTRICLE. IT MOST COMMONLY PRESENTS AS DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, SEIZURES, AND WEAKNESS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF SCHIZENCEPHALY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.