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Hemimegalencephaly

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
None

Prenatal diagnosis
Ultra sound scanning may show up the different sizes of the cerebral hemispheres. Prenatal screening and genetic advice may be offered for future pregnancies. Ante-natal MR scan at twenty to twenty-five weeks in specialist units may also give further information.

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Medical text written December 2001 by Dr H Cross. Last updated September 2006 by Dr H Cross, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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