The corpus callosum has been proposed as a mechanism of interhemispheric inhibition that allows language dominance to develop [1]. Callosal agenesis or dysgenesis provides a test of this hypothesis, as patients lacking a normal corpus callosum should also lack normal language lateralization [2]. We report pre- and postoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and neuropsychological...

background: x-linked lissencephaly with ambiguous genitalia (xlag) is a recently described genetic disorder, in which patients present with lissencephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, refractory epilepsy of neonatal onset, acquired microcephaly, and male genotype with ambiguous genitalia. xlag is responsible for a severe neurological disorder of neonatal onset in boys. a gyration defect con...

Aicardi syndrome is defined by the clinical triad of infantile spasms, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and pathognomonic chorioretinal lacunae. Almost all patients are females with severe cognitive and physical disabilities. All of the cases reported in the literature have had early-onset seizures. Most cases of Aicardi syndrome exhibit very slow development, even when seizures are eventually ...

The role of the corpus callosum versus other cerebral commissures in the interhemispheric integration of visual information was studied in four individuals with complete agenesis of the corpus callosum, two individuals with partial agenesis, one total commissurotomy patient, and normal individuals. Evoked potential (EP) indices of interhemispheric transmission of visual sensory responses were o...

To cite: Cherian EV, Shenoy KV, Bukelo MJ, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-008165 DESCRIPTION The corpus callosum is a band of white matter connecting two cerebral hemispheres of the brain and responsible for the integration of motor, sensory and cognitive information. Its development starts in the first trimester of pregnancy, while m...

Aim: In humans, images in the median plane of the head either fall on both nasal hemi-retinas or on both temporal hemi-retinas. Interhemispheric connections allow cortical cells to have receptive fields on opposite sides. The major interhemispheric connection, the corpus callosum, is implicated in central stereopsis and disparity detection in front of the fixation plane. Yet individuals with ag...