Miller-Dieker Syndrome
Miller-Dieker Syndrome Causes
An incomplete neuronal migration causes the disease.
Miller-Dieker Syndrome Definition
Miller-Dieker syndrome is a disease, which is characterised by the brain's developmental defect.
Miller-Dieker Syndrome Diagnosis
The patient is tested for microdeletion using cytogenetic techniques.
Miller-Dieker Syndrome Symptoms and Signs
Individuals with Miller-Dieker syndrome has a distinctive facial appearance and, delayed growth and mental development. They may also have multiple abnormalities of the brain, heart, kidney and gastrointestinal tract. Children affected by the disease fail to grow, have feeding difficulties, and may even die in infancy or childhood.