Term Name: | subcortical band heterotopia |
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Synonyms: | band heterotopia, double cortex syndrome, HeCo, heterotopic cortex, subcortical laminar heterotopia |
Definition: | A congenital nervous system abnormality characterized by migration of neurons to ectopic locations in the brain where the neurons form areas that appear as band-like clusters of white tissue underneath the gray tissue of the cerebral cortex. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0111169] ( DOID:0111169 ) |