[Isolated familial corpus callosum agenesis prognosis]

Arch Pediatr. 2004 May;11(5):429-31. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.02.011.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Agenesia of corpus callosum belongs to a group of cerebral malformations whose prognosis is uncertain. In such cases, assessment of prognosis may benefit from eventual associated fetal, obstetrical or familial features. We report a patient with an isolated corpus callosum agenesia that led to the discovery of a similar malformation in her father. This observation demonstrates that some forms of isolated and familial corpus callosum agenesia could have a favorable outcome. However, the difficulty of the assessment of prognosis in isolated corpus callosum agenesia is emphasized and the question of parental RMI exploration in such a peculiar context is raised.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum*
  • Congenital Abnormalities / genetics*
  • Corpus Callosum / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Prognosis