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Malformations of the Telencephalic Commissures

Callosal Agenesis and Related Disorders

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Pediatric Neuroradiology

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“Callosal agenesis” is a misnomer. Modern imaging with magnetic resonance (MRI) allows for a detailed anatomic study of the malformation, and demonstrates that in at least 90% of the cases, absence of the corpus callosum is only part of the disorder: typically, the hippocampal commissure is also missing or incomplete. Therefore, the term “commissural agenesis,” or “agenesis of the (forebrain) commissures” should rather be used [1].

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Raybaud, C., Girard, N. (2005). Malformations of the Telencephalic Commissures. In: Pediatric Neuroradiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26398-5_3

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