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ArticleCureus2022

An Adult With Agenesis of Splenium of Corpus Callosum: A Case Report.

Subhash Chander, Shahab Jazayeri, Julia Moulton, Shawnette Alston

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Subhash ChanderInternal Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, USA.
Shahab JazayeriInternal Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, USA.
Julia MoultonInternal Medicine, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, North Haven, USA.
Shawnette AlstonInternal Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, USA.
St Mary's Hospital · USWinter Haven Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 22-year-old Hispanic immigrant presented to the emergency department after having a witnessed seizure. The patient was born and raised in Columbia and had a history of ventricular septal defect repair at the age of five years. Computer tomography (CT) of brain showed an unusual demonstration -"heterotopia of gray matter"- and the follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed absence of splenium part of corpus callosum. The patient received a loading dose of IV antiepileptic medications and was then transitioned to oral dose. He was then discharged with seizure prophylaxis and referred for a follow-up at another tertiary care hospital for further workup. This case led to a management dilemma as the role of seizure prophylaxis in genetic brain malformations is not well established.

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agenesis of corpus callosumepilepsyheterotopicseizuresyncope

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PMID35911283
PMCPMC9329596
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