A Particular Type of Epilepsy in Children with Congenital Hemiparesis Associated with Unilateral Polymicrogyria

Polymicrogyria (PMG) is often associated with symptomatic focal epilepsy and neurologic dysfunction. We investigated the clinical and laboratory features of a group of children with congenital hemiparesis, unilateral polymicrogyria on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and a peculiar epileptic syndrome.Twelve patients (seven girls and five boys) with a mean age of 7.8 years (range, 5-13 years) were studied. All patients underwent clinical...