Lissencephaly: A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain. Lissencephaly literally means "smooth brain.
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X-linked lissencephaly is caused by a mutation in either the DCX gene or the ARX gene. Mutations in the DCX gene cause isolated lissencephaly, which typically does not involve any other parts of the body.
X-linked lissencephaly - caused by mutations in the ARX gene There are more than 20 mutations in the ARX gene that cause X-linked lissencephaly with abnormal (ambiguous) genitalia. These mutations usually result in a nonfunctional ARX protein.
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(also called complete lissencephaly), the complete absence of gyri on the surface of the brain. The term should be referred only to type I lissencefaly.
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Anencephaly (Acephaly, Acrania, Iniencephaly) - Encephalocele - Microcephaly - Congenital hydrocephalus (Dandy-Walker syndrome) - other reduction deformities (Holoprosencephaly, Lissencephaly, Pachygyria, Hydranencephaly) - Septo-optic dysplasia ...
' She is also unable to walk, her delays—and the mild seizures she suffers nearly every day—were caused by a rare, genetic form of intellectual disability known as Lissencephaly, diagnosed just after she turned one.
There are several diseases which are involved in mental retardation, such as Fragile X syndrome and lissencephaly. There are also several diseases in which neurons degenerate or die.
 See also: Symptom, Seizure, Seizures, Mental retardation, Microcephaly
  
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