Showing posts with label Hypoplastic Corpus callosum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hypoplastic Corpus callosum. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Corpus callosal Hypoplasia

MRI Brain Axial T2w sections shows inter hemispheric fissure is not a straight mid line with inter digitating gyri.

Sagittal T1w mid line section show a relatively smaller thickness body portion of Corpus callosal stripe. All portions of corpus callosum visualized. No any particular portion missing.
Normal anterior lobe of pituitary.

Imaging diagnosis: Hypoplasia of Corpus callosum.

Hypoplasia refers to a thin but morphologically intact corpus callosum, not a normal variant of development but rather an abnormality of cerebral development.
Associated with development delay, autism, congnitive disorders and Hereditary Spasitc Paraplegia.