Bilateral mesial temporal polymicrogyria

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Headache

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Male

Thickened, irregular cortex is seen in bilateral mesial temporal lobes with crowding of gyri and ill-defined grey-white matter junction.

Cerebral parenchyma is unremarkable elsewhere.

Case Discussion

Thickened, irregular cortex in bilateral mesial temporal lobes with crowding of gyri and ill-defined grey-white matter junction is consistent with bilateral mesial temporal polymicrogyria.

Mesial temporal location is far less common than perisylvian but is reported. 

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