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. 2013 Nov 27;22(7):896–901. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.262

Table 4. Classification of MRI findings.

Type of lesion n
Acquired lesions 26
 MTS 9
 PVL 5
 Gliosis after asphyxia 3
 Rasmussen's encephalitis 2
 Other lesions classified as acquired 7
Developmental lesions 38
 Malformations of cortical development 23
  Focal cortical dysplasia unilateral 8
  Polymicrogyria 4
  Hemimegalencephaly 2
  Transmantle dysplasia 2
  Hippocampal malrotation 2
  Lissencephaly 1
  Schizencephaly 1
  Holoprosencephaly 1
  Subependymal noduli 1
  Megalencephaly 1
 Other developmental abnormalities 15
  Delay in myelinisation/hypomyelinisation 5
  Atrophy 3
  Paraventricular or arachnoidal cysts 3
  Cerebellar hypoplasia, Chiari-II-malformations 2
  Other 2
Non-specific, unclassified findings 18
 Nonspecific ventricular enlargement 5
 Nonspecific white matter abnormalities 5
 Other 8

Abbreviations: MRI, magnetic resonance image; MTS, mesial temporal sclerosis; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia.