Abstract
The anatomical anomalies that characterize septo-optic-dysplasia (deMorsier Syndrome) are variable and often subtle. We report imaging studies of nine patients with septo-optic-dysplasia which provide radiologic and ultrasonographic clues to this disorder. In addition, we propose that cerebral schizencephaly may be a component of the dysmorphogenesis that results in septo-optic-dysplasia. Septo-optic-dysplasia-schizencephaly complex is frequently associated with endocrinologic, ophthalmologic, and neurologic symptoms and signs.
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Abbreviations
- ASP:
-
Agenesis septi pellucidi
- CT:
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Cranial computed tomography
- SOD:
-
Septo-optic-dysplasia
- US:
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Cranial ultrasound
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Kuban, K.C.K., Teele, R.L. & Wallman, J. Septo-optic-dysplasia-schizencephaly. Pediatr Radiol 19, 145–150 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388642
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