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Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología
On-line version ISSN 2631-2581Print version ISSN 1019-8113
Abstract
SARANGO-AMAY, Karina and MUNOZ-GUALAN, Alberth. GIANT BILATERAL OPEN-LIP SCHIZENCEPHALY: A CASE REPORT. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.3, pp.95-99. ISSN 2631-2581. https://doi.org/10.46997/revecuatneurol30300095.
Schizencephaly is a rare congenital brain malformation characterized by clefts in the cerebral cortex, it is classified in Type I (open lip) and Type II (close-lip). Patients with schizencephaly present seizures, hydrocephalus, motor and mental deficits. Ultrasound is used for in-utero and newborns patients’ diagnosis, and MRI or CT for already born patients. The management of schizencephaly is conservative, with rehabilitation in motor or mental deficits, medication or surgery for seizures and shunt in hydrocephalus with increased intracranial pressure. In the literature, only few giant bilateral cases have been reported. We report a case of giant bilateral open lip schizencephaly, in a 10-day old male patient, presenting with mild hypotonia and no seizures. This case is rare because the relatively benign features compared to other reported cases.
Keywords : brain malformation; CT; giant cleft; bilateral schizencephaly; pediatrics.