title: Some observations on the septum pellucidum.
abstract: The thin, vertically placed partition consisting of two laminae separated by a narrow chink constitutes the cavity of the septum pellucidum, known from the time of Sylvius. Traumatic lesions in boxers, rare congenital expanding cysts causing hydrocephalus, and a number of septo-optic dysplasias give clinical significance to the septum and its related cavum.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
authors.forename: J M S
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000209:etiology; D001914:Boxing / Q000266:history* / Q000293:injuries; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000266:history*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology; D012688:Septum Pellucidum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history*