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polymicrogyria

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polymicrogyria /poly·mi·cro·gy·ria/ (-mi″kro-ji´re-ah) a developmental anomaly of the brain marked by development of numerous small convolutions (microgyri), causing mental retardation.
polymicrogyria.
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polymicrogyria [pol″e-mi″kro-ji´re-ah]
a brain malformation marked by development of numerous microgyri.
polymicrogyria
a brain malformation marked by development of numerous microgyri.
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Tests then revealed he had polymicrogyria, a condition which means the brain does not form properly.
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Graeme Burnett, 12, suffers from a brain malformation called polymicrogyria, which causes uncontrollable seizures, and a second condition which sometimes stops him breathing in his sleep.
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