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ReviewBrain : a journal of neurology2025

Fetal malformations of cortical development: review and clinical guidance.

Jeffrey B Russ, Sonika Agarwal, Charu Venkatesan, Barbara Scelsa, Brigitte Vollmer, Tomo Tarui, Andrea C Pardo, Monica E Lemmon, Sarah B Mulkey, Anthony R Hart and 8 more

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Review in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Jeffrey B RussDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Sonika AgarwalDivision of Neurology and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Division of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Charu VenkatesanDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Barbara ScelsaDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan 20154, Italy.
Brigitte VollmerClinical Neurosciences, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Tomo TaruiDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Andrea C PardoDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Monica E LemmonDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Sarah B MulkeyZickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC 20010, USA.
Anthony R HartDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK.
Usha D NagarajDivision of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Jeffrey A KullerDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Matthew T WhiteheadDivision of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jennifer L CohenDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Juliana S GebbRichard D. Wood Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Orit A GlennDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Mary E NortonDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Dawn GanoDepartment of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4192-2362

Funding

Discovering the cell type basis of the IT projection system and its dysregulation after perinatal HIEK08NS133292 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey B Russ · 2024 to 2026
$638k
NIH HHS 1K08NS133292NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS133292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) are a heterogeneous family of congenital brain malformations that originate from disturbed development of the cerebral cortex. MCDs can arise from primary genetic disorders that lead to dysfunction of the molecular processes controlling neuronal proliferation, neuronal migration, cortical folding or cortical organization. MCDs can also result from secondary, disruptive causes, such as congenital infection or other in utero brain injuries. Sequelae of MCDs can include epilepsy, intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, among other symptoms, with a high burden of paediatric morbidity. Advances in antenatal genetic testing and imaging have improved the ability to diagnose MCDs, yet limited literature exists to aid clinicians in prognostication of outcomes and perinatal management. These clinical realities can make it challenging for clinicians caring for fetal neurological conditions to counsel families and make recommendations for interdisciplinary care. We aim to review the literature on fetal MCDs and present practice guidelines for clinicians regarding the pre- and postnatal management of MCDs.

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Cerebral CortexMalformations of Cortical DevelopmentFemaleHumansPregnancyPrenatal Diagnosisfetal neurologyheterotopialissencephalypolymicrogyriaprenatal diagnosisschizencephaly

Identifiers

PMID40048696
PMCPMC12129737

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