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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Frontal lobe closed-lip schizencephaly as an atypical cause of adult-onset seizures.

Ahmed Hafez Mousa, Imad A M Abuanza, Mohammad Al-Olama

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Ahmed Hafez MousaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate Medical Education, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Imad A M AbuanzaDepartment of Pediatric Neurocritical Care, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mohammad Al-OlamaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate Medical Education, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Abstract

Schizencephaly arises from irregular neuronal migration leading to clefts development in the cerebral cortex. The condition is often detected in childhood and it is extremely rare to go unnoticed. This case highlights a 45-year-old male with no previous medical history who presented with a seizure for the first time in the emergency department after which an MRI was done and detected schizcenphaly which at this point was the first time for the patient to be diagnosed with this condition. The available data on schizcencphaly in the literature is very little and the data on the condition when diagnosed in adulthood is even less, hence our case report aims to shed light on this unthought etiology of adult-onset seizures which could have major potential risks if not detected. Adults who receive a diagnoses later in life may face prognosis issues hence imaging should be encouraged to be a part of seizure workup to avoid underdiagnoses of brain abnormalities that may go unnoticed in childhood.

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Adult-onset seizuresBrain abnormalitiesFrontal lobe closed lip schizencephalySchizencepahlyseizures

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