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Periventricular Heterotopia

What is Periventricular Heterotopia ?

Periventricular Heterotopia is a rare disorder where nerve cells do not situate properly during the early development of the fetal brain, potentially resulting in seizures and developmental delay.

 

Periventricular Heterotopia is a rare disorder where nerve cells do not situate properly during the early development of the fetal brain, potentially resulting in seizures and developmental delay.
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FLNA gene mutation or deletion
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PVNH Support Website Created by vangroovymom
Last updated 7 Mar 2011, 02:03 AM

Posted by vangroovymom
7 Mar 2011, 02:03 AM

Just launched a new website to unite families affected by PVNH: www.pvnhsupport.com

PVNH Group Created by vangroovymom
Last updated 5 Mar 2010, 04:11 AM

Posted by vangroovymom
5 Mar 2010, 04:10 AM

If you are looking for other families affected by PVNH, visit:http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=195006047174&ref=ts I would love to hear from you as would the other 16 families I am in contact with all around the world. Thank you, Yolaine

What's your link to PVNH? Created by vangroovymom
Last updated 29 Jan 2010, 05:45 AM

Posted by vangroovymom
29 Jan 2010, 05:45 AM

My daughter Ella was born healthy in Aug '08 and by 2 months had developped respiratory distress. Xrays showed lung problems and CT scan confirmed she had end-stage emphysema on both lungs. When hospitalized (3 times for a total of almost 6 months), countless tests were done to diagnose her. All came back normal. It was suggested her illness migth be due to Filamin A mutation. Ella required oxygen therapy, intubation, then BIPAP, then intubation again and finally a tracheostomy. Ella fought to live as much as she could but the more she grew, the worse her lungs became. She went to sleep peacefully and received her wings on March 27, 2009 at the age of 7 months and 20 days. The autopsy confirmed that Ella had X-Linked PVNH. I have since devoted my free time to finding families affected by PVNH. I am in contact with 9 as we speak from all around the wold and there are another 9 overseas that I am about to reach. Let me know what your story is. We can then pool our stories, symptoms and details to offer researcher a case and hopefully find a cure. Thank you!

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Son was diagnosed with nodular heterotopias a year ago. Only symtoms are poor fine motors skills (although writing improved a lot with sessions with a graphomotrician). Worry about future as from...
My daughter Ella was born with end-stage emphysema although it took two months for all to figure it out as she appeared completely healthy. It was suggested early on that it could be due to PVHN, X...

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