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cobblestone lissencephaly

medical disorder
Also known as: type II lissencephaly
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  • structures of the human brain
    midbrain

    …by certain developmental disorders, including cobblestone lissencephaly (type II lissencephaly), in which neurons fail to migrate between the 12th and the 24th week of gestation, resulting in a lack of formation of grooves and folds in the brain surface.

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    …by certain developmental disorders, including cobblestone lissencephaly (type II lissencephaly), in which neurons fail to migrate between the 12th and the 24th week of gestation, resulting in a lack of formation of grooves and folds in the brain surface.

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