Closed lip schizencephaly

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Headache

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
mri

A prominent CSF cleft lined by thick abnormal grey matter (best seen on coronal imaging) is seen in the right parietal region extending from the pial surface towards the interhemispheric fissure and into the body of the right lateral ventricle.

The right lateral ventricle appears irregular with a prominent body.

Corpus callosum dysgenesis is seen with the posterior body and splenium not well visualized.

Case Discussion

Findings are consistent with closed lip schizencephaly with corpus callosal dysgenesis.

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.