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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*
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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
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.
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