polymicrogyria

polymicrogyria

 [pol″e-mi″kro-ji´re-ah]

a brain malformation marked by development of numerous microgyri.

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polymicrogyria

A malformation of the cerebral cortex in which the brain surface is irregular and characterised by an excessive number of small gyri with abnormal lamination.

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