Neuronal migration anomalies form a spectrum of congenital brain malfo
rmations with a safety of clinical manifestations. The widespread use
of MRI in the investigation of neurological symptoms, and particularly
in the imaging of epilepsy, has made the correct recognition and inte
rpretation of these disorders important, This pictorial summary descri
bes the typical clinical features and the MR appearances of this group
of conditions, For a more detailed review which includes pathological
correlation, the reader should refer to an excellent article by Barko
vitch and colleagues (Barkovitch A.J., Gressens P, Evrard P. Formation
, maturation and disorders of brain neocortex.