Further references to Schizencephaly

Source: Diseases Database

• eMedicine - Schizencephaly : Article by Ken R Close, MD
• Schizencephaly Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• OMIM - SCHIZENCEPHALY
• schizencephaly
• Porencephaly Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Source: Office of Rare Diseases

Schizencephaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Schizencephaly, or a subtype of Schizencephaly, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Source: Orphanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Schizencephaly as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Source: Other References

Asbury, A, et al (eds).
Diseases of the Nervous System: Clinical Neurobiology. vol. I, 2nd edition, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, pp. 618-621 (1992).

Barth, P.
Schizencephaly and Nonlissencephalic Cortical Dysplasias. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 13; 104-106 (January/February 1992).

Barkovich, A, and Kjos, B.
Schizencephaly: Correlation of Clinical Findings with MR Characteristics. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 13;85-94 (January/February 1992).

Aniskiewicz, A, et al.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neurobehavioral Correlates in Schizencephaly. Archives of Neurology, 47; 911-916 (August 1990). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Schizencephaly Information Page: NINDS)

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