Corpus callosum and limbic system: neuroanatomic MR evaluation of developmental anomalies.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-1986

Abstract

Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a complex malformation of the brain that has been associated with varying degrees of limbic system maldevelopment. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 11 patients with callosal agenesis (seven total, four partial) who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, with particular attention to the associated malformations of the limbic system. Comparison was made with selected images from MR examinations of healthy volunteers and with necropsy specimens from other patients with callosal agenesis. Ten of 11 patients demonstrated limbic anomalies (severe motion artifact precluded evaluation of these structures in one patient). MR depicted not only the abnormalities intrinsic to callosal agenesis but also the frequently associated malformations of the limbic system.

Volume

160

Issue

2

First Page

355

Last Page

362

ISSN

0033-8419

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

3726113

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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