Periventricular heterotopia
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What is periventricular heterotopia?
Heterotopia (displacement from normal position) periventricular (sides of ventricles) is a rare genetic condition in which the fetus' (unborn baby's) nerve cells fail move to the correct part of the brain, causing seizure activity usually beginning during the teenage years.
Common symptoms reported by people with periventricular heterotopia
Treatments taken by people with periventricular heterotopia

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Who has periventricular heterotopia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 17 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 15 say periventricular heterotopia is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 6 | |
20s | 3 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 2 | |
50s | 2 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 0 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
0-19 years | 4 | |
20-29 years | 1 | |
30-39 years | 0 | |
40-49 years | 0 | |
50-59 years | 0 | |
60-69 years | 0 | |
70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 3 | |
Female | 14 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 8 | |
Not Diagnosed | 0 |