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A developmental brain abnormality characterized by an excessive amount of small convolutions on the surface of the brain and cognitive dysfunction.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for polymicrogyria has been reported in the published literature.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
2 clinical trials registered, 2 recruiting. Interventions under study include drug therapy and procedural interventions. Pipeline includes 2 PHASE2. Research is sponsored by a mix of industry and academic institutions.
121 publications have been identified in PubMed for polymicrogyria. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (40%), Basic Science / Preclinical (23%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (11%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 49 |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Oct 4, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC
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Laboratory research | 28 | 23% |
Disease patterns and progression | 13 | 11% |
Research summaries | 10 | 8% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 9 | 7% |
Clinical study results | 7 | 6% |
New treatment approaches | 5 | 4% |
Das S (2026). [PMID: 41508885](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41508885/). *Clinical neuropathology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Kwarcinski FE (2026). [PMID: 42018412](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42018412/). *Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Liu Y (2026). [PMID: 41982962](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41982962/). *Transl Pediatr*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Betting T (2026). [PMID: 41932774](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41932774/). *Neuroimaging clinics of North America*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Aida M (2026). [PMID: 41728224](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41728224/). *European heart journal. Case reports*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Zhang S (2026). [PMID: 42044617](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42044617/). *Seizure*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Diaz-Moreno U (2026). [PMID: 41367148](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41367148/). *Journal of inherited metabolic disease*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Ting SL (2026). [PMID: 41968386](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41968386/). *Am J Med Genet A*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Lai A (2026). [PMID: 41670011](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41670011/). *Annals of neurology*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Bryan M (2026). [PMID: 41579065](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41579065/). *Pediatric blood & cancer*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]