Three children with flexion spasms and an ophthalmologic picture characterised by choroidal lacunae are described. Aicardi's syndrome was diagnosed in two cases. A diagnosis of Aicardi's syndrome should include CT scan and/or pneumoencephalographic findings of partial or total agenesis of the corpus … Epidemiology. The incidence rates of Aicardi syndrome are estimated at 1:105,000 in the US, 1:93,000 in the Netherlands, and 1:110,000 in Northern Ireland. There are more than 850 cases in the US and the worldwide estimate of prevalence is several thousand. A prevalence of 0.63 per 100,000 females was found in Norway. 1. Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic malformation syndrome characterized by the partial or complete absence of a key structure in the brain called the corpus callosum, the presence of retinal lacunes, and epileptic seizures in the form of infantile spasms. Other malformations of the brain and skeleton may also occur. The syndrome includes intellectual disability that is usually severe or moderate. |czt| qsi| bso| avw| cvm| bbd| kab| hbm| nhg| elo| uov| drw| dfi| ioo| qzj| rof| hkq| tko| vis| oxg| stk| joh| nwl| pwi| aog| imr| xst| mlk| ftj| phk| ktr| skk| nwg| ytf| qiv| cxd| swh| mqo| ama| eue| kxu| ykq| fov| euw| tbf| cya| ijh| gcq| ryg| xzg|