TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Malformations of Cortical Development: Migration and Post Migration Disorders A1 - Malinger, Gustavo A1 - Har Toov, Joseph A1 - Ben-Sira, Liat A1 - Lerman-Sagie, Tally A2 - Malinger, Gustavo A2 - Monteagudo, Ana A2 - Pilu, Gianluigi A2 - Paladini, Dario A2 - Timor-Tritsch, Ilan E. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Timor's Ultrasonography of the Prenatal Brain, 4e AB - Key PointsMigration and to less extent organization develop during fetal life but are rarely diagnosed in low-risk populations due to late development of the sulcation or to the severity of associated malformations.MCD’s caused by a mutation in a single gene can cause an extremely wide spectrum of disease ranging from mild neurological or developmental deficits to severe developmental delay, neuromotor impairment, intractable convulsions and even death during the first years of life.An etiologic imaging diagnosis is usually difficult due to the fact that in some cases mutations in different genes produce similar signs.Patients at high risk of abnormal neuronal migration disorders (Table 10–1) need a dedicated follow-up whenever possible in the context of the Fetal Neurology Clinic.These patients should be, ideally, being followed by repeated neurosonographic examinations and whenever necessary fetal MRI.The advancements in the field of next generation sequencing will become, in the near future, an essential part of the initial evaluation of these fetuses. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194696332 ER -