EC Neurology

Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a cerebral malformation frequently associated with neurological and psychiatric manifestations as well as with intellectual disorders. Partial agenesis concerns in almost all cases the posterior part and exceptionally the rostrum and the knee. Fetal ultrasound as well as MRI plays an important role in the positive diagnosis and detects associated malformations and brain anomaly.

We report in this paper a case of partial anterior agenesis of the corpus callosum, documented in our hospital by reviewing the data of the literature.

Keywords: Corpus Callosum; Partial Agenesis; Epilepsy; Cognitive Impairment; Psychosis; MRI; Foetal Ultrasound

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