Abnormal structural and functional brain connectivity in gray matter heterotopia

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Christodoulou, J. A., Walker, L. M., Del Tufo, S. N., Katzir, T., Gabrieli, J. D., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., & Chang, B. S. (2012). Abnormal structural and functional brain connectivity in gray matter heterotopia. Epilepsia, 53(6), 1024–1032. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03466.x 

Summary: We examined the brain connectivity of individuals with periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) and identified that most heterotopic nodules are connected to overlying cortex, with the strength of abnormal connectivity higher among individuals with the longest duration of epilepsy.

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