Aicardi Syndrome
Main Features
- Classic Triad:
- Infantile Spasms
- Agenesis of the corpus callosum
- Chorioretinal lacunae
Eye Findings
- Anterior Segment: Microcornea with or without coloboma
- Posterior Segment: Chorioretinal Lacunae radiating from optic disc most often
- absence of neurosensory retina, attenuated choroid, RPE hyperplasia
- Photoreceptor rosettes and photoreceptor inversions
- Visual prognosis better without lacunae
- Gross motor and language worse if many large lacunae
Etiology
- Xp22 mutation
- X-Linked Dominant
- Lethal in Males
Other Findings
- Neuro: Mental retardation, Characteristic EEG
- ENT: Cleft Lip and Palate
- Skin: Scalp lipomas, cavernous hemangiomas
- Bone: Vertebral and rib abnormalities
Reference
- McMahon RG, Bell RA, Moore GRW, Ludwin SK. Aicardi's Syndrome, A Clinicopathologic Study. Arch Ophthalmol 102; 250-53,1984