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  CEREBRAL MALFORMATIONS LISSENCEPHALY
 Lissencephaly literally means “smooth brain.”
— It is a condition in which there is no gyri within the cerebral cortex.
— Agyria, and the absence of sulci within the brain, is not typically diagnosed until the third trimester or postnatally and almost always carries a poor prognosis.
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