Introduction:

Miller-Dieker syndrome has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and belongs to the group of neuronal migration disorders. It is characterized by the presence of type 1 lissencephaly, global development delay, microcephaly, epilepsy and facial dysmorphisms caused by mutations in chromosome 17p13. Miller-Dieker syndrome is an extremely rare disease with a prevalence of 1 case per 100,000 live births.

Case presentation:

We present two cases of Miller-Dieker syndrome in which data from the physical examination and questioning were clues that allowed a strong diagnostic suspicion and that, in turn, the definitive diagnosis by means of FISH allowed us to provide adequate management in order to improve the long-term prognosis.

Conclusion:

A high diagnostic suspicion must be achieved through physical examination aimed at identifying alterations in patients with difficult-to-control epilepsy, since it allows guiding the etiological diagnosis and thereby providing adequate treatment.

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