Symptoms of Schizencephaly

General information about symptoms of Schizencephaly: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Schizencephaly. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Schizencephaly. Furthermore, symptoms of Schizencephaly may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Schizencephaly.

List of symptoms of Schizencephaly: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Schizencephaly includes:

• Seizures
• Developmental delay
• Delayed speech
• Delayed language skills
• Corticospinal dysfunction
• Hemiparesis
• Normal intelligence - not all patients are mentally affected
• Microcephaly
• Mental retardation
• Hemiparesis
• Quadriparesis
• Reduced muscle tone (hypotonicity)
• Hydrocephalus

Symptoms of Schizencephaly: Individuals with clefts in both hemispheres (bilateral clefts) are commonly developmentally delayed and have delayed speech and language skills and corticospinal dysfunction. Individuals with smaller, unilateral clefts (clefts in only one hemisphere) are often paralyzed on one side of the body and may have normal intelligence. Patients with schizencephaly may also have varying degrees of microcephaly (abnormally small head), mental retardation, hemiparesis or quadriparesis (partial or complete paralysis), and reduced muscle tone (hypotonicity). Most patients have seizures. Some may have hydrocephalus. ¹

More symptoms of Schizencephaly: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Schizencephaly, underlying causes of Schizencephaly, associated conditions for Schizencephaly, risk factors for Schizencephaly, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Symptoms and Medical Malpractice

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