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.

How do members experience periventricular heterotopia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with periventricular heterotopia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for periventricular heterotopia*

Who has periventricular heterotopia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 4
30s 6
40s 4
50s 3
60s 0
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 17

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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

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for periventricular heterotopia

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Compare treatments taken by people with periventricular heterotopia

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Got a question about living with periventricular heterotopia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has periventricular heterotopia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 20 say periventricular heterotopia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 4
30s 6
40s 4
50s 3
60s 0
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
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
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 17

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 8
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from periventricular heterotopia patients who have completed their condition history
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