Diseases

Aicardi Syndrome

A rare genetic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM, resulting in infantile spasms, MENTAL RETARDATION, and lesions of the RETINA or OPTIC NERVE.

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Abstract

A rare genetic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM, resulting in infantile spasms, MENTAL RETARDATION, and lesions of the RETINA or OPTIC NERVE.

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  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Chorioretinal Abnormality
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Infantile Spasms and Ocular Abnormalities
  • Aicardi's Syndrome
  • Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities
  • Chorioretinal Anomalies with Acc
  • Corpus Callosum, Agenesis Of, With Chorioretinal Abnormality
  • Syndrome, Aicardi
  • Syndrome, Aicardi's

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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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2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Syndrome (1972-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aicardi Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058540. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058540
  2. Aicardi Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aicardi_syndrome
  3. Aicardi Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403463