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. 2012 Mar 28;4(3):90–96. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i3.90

Table 3.

Data of 3 patients with band heterotopia

Patient/ sex/age Seizure type Developmental milestones Neurological examination EEG findings MRI characteristics of heterotopia
1/F/13 yr Mixed Delayed speech, motor Nystagmus, dysartheria, spasticity Generalized spike-wave Bilateral diffuse thick bands at fronto-parietal lobes and pachygyria
2/F/4 yr Tonic-clonic, myoclonic Delayed motor Microcephaly, bilateral spasticity Generalized slow waves, polyphasic waves Bilateral diffuse thick bands at both occipital lobes and pachygyria
3/F/9 mo Infantile spasms Delayed speech, motor Spasticity, hyperactive reflexes hypsarrhythmia Bilateral diffuse thick bands at both fronto-parietal lobes and lissencephaly

M: Male; F: Female; EEG: Electroencephalography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.