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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Learning From a Missed Diagnosis: Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum With Benign Hydrocephalus.

J E Samaranayake, S M Kankanamge, P Pirakash, U A Liyanage, Y Mathangasinghe, D G Gonsalvez, N Gunasekera

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

J E SamaranayakePostgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo Colombo Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-275X
S M KankanamgePostgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo Colombo Sri Lanka.
P PirakashPostgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo Colombo Sri Lanka.
U A LiyanageFaculty of Medicine University of Colombo Colombo Sri Lanka.
Y MathangasingheCentre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Discovery Institute Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-5642
D G GonsalvezCentre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Discovery Institute Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia.
N GunasekeraDepartment of Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital Karapitiya Galle Sri Lanka.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In agenesis of the corpus callosum, ventriculomegaly without evidence of cerebrospinal fluid obstruction often requires no surgical intervention. Regular follow-up every 3-6 months, then annually, is essential to monitor for signs of raised intracranial pressure or neurological decline-prompting advanced imaging and consideration of surgical management if deterioration occurs.

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arrested hydrocephalusbenign hydrocephaluscorpus callosumcorpus callosum agenesis

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PMID40735722
PMCPMC12305111

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