Presentation
Patient admitted for headache.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Dysgenesis of the corpus callosum
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Asymmetrical dilatation of the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles known as colpocephaly is seen in association with interhemispheric cyst at this patient. Encephalomalacia also is noted at the left parietal cortex.
Case Discussion
Findings consistent of dysgenesis of the corpus callosum.
Main CNS associations of this condition include :
- hydrocephalus (30%)
- Dandy-Walker spectrum (11%)
- intracranial lipoma (10%)
- Chiari II malformation (7%)
- grey matter heterotopia
- holoprosencephaly
- interhemispheric cysts