Apert's syndrome with occipital encephalocele and absence of corpus callosum.
A case of Apert's syndrome with posterior (occipital) encephalocele and absence of corpus callosum is described. This is a rare combination. The mechanisms involved are discussed.
Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed