Diseases

Agenesis of Corpus Callosum

Birth defect that results in a partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM. It may be isolated or a part of a syndrome (e.g., AICARDI'S SYNDROME; ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; ANDERMANN SYNDROME; and HOLOPROSENCEPHALY). Clinical manifestations include neuromotor skill impairment and INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY of variable severity.

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Abstract

Birth defect that results in a partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM. It may be isolated or a part of a syndrome (e.g., AICARDI'S SYNDROME; ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; ANDERMANN SYNDROME; and HOLOPROSENCEPHALY). Clinical manifestations include neuromotor skill impairment and INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY of variable severity.

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  • Absence of Corpus Callosum
  • Corpus Callosum Agenesis
  • Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis
  • Corpus Callosum Hypogenesis
  • Corpus Callosum, Agenesis Of
  • Ageneses, Corpus Callosum
  • Agenesis, Corpus Callosum
  • Corpus Callosum Absence
  • Corpus Callosum Absences
  • Corpus Callosum Ageneses
  • Corpus Callosum Dysgeneses
  • Corpus Callosum Hypogeneses
  • Dysgeneses, Corpus Callosum
  • Dysgenesis, Corpus Callosum
  • Hypogeneses, Corpus Callosum
  • Hypogenesis, Corpus Callosum
  • Corpus Callosum Malformation

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2012; for Absence of Corpus Callosum use Acrocallosal Syndrome 2009-2011; for Agenesis of Corpus Callosum use Aicardi Syndrome 2011

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  • Corpus Callosum/abnormalities (1971-2011)

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  1. C10w.500w.034w
  2. C16w.131w.666w.034w
  3. C23.300.008w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Agenesis of Corpus Callosum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D061085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D061085
  2. Agenesis of Corpus Callosum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenesis_of_the_corpus_callosum
  3. Agenesis of Corpus Callosum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135124