title: Aicardi syndrome: postmortem findings.
abstract: A 2-month-old infant with the typical clinical features of Aicardi syndrome (i.e., infantile spasms, chorioretinal lacunae, and agenesis of the corpus callosum) is reported. At 5 years of age, pathologic examination revealed cortical heterotopias, rostral agenesis of the corpus callosum, hypoplasia of the unilateral optic nerve, and bilateral cerebellar hemispheres. Cavum septum pellucidum was present. A literature review of 5 autopsied patients with this syndrome is included.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology; Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagishita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maekawa
mesh_terms: D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000473:pathology*