Aicardi Syndrome


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Synonyms

  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum With Chorioretinitis Abnormality
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum With Infantile Spasms And Ocular Anomalies
  • Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities
  • Chorioretinal Anomalies with ACC
  • Corpus Callosum, Agenesis of and Chorioretinal Abnormality

Disorder Subdivisions

  • None

General Discussion

Aicardi syndrome is an extremely rare congenital disorder in which the structure linking the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain (corpus callosum) fails to develop. The absence of the corpus callosum is associated with frequent seizures, marked abnormalities of the retina and choroid (the thin membrane that covers the retina) of the eyes, and/or mental retardation.


Resources

Aicardi Syndrome Newsletter, Inc.
1510 Polo Fields Ct
Louisville, KY 40245
USA
Tel: 5022449152
Email: AICNews@aol.com
Internet: http://www.aicardisyndrome.org

National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
USA
Tel: 2128893141
Fax: 2127272931
Email: staff@navh.org
Internet: http://www.navh.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
Tel: (888)663-4637
Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com

The Arc (a national organization on mental retardation)
1010 Wayne Ave
Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301)565-3842
Fax: (301)565-3843
Tel: (800)433-5255
TDD: (817)277-0553
Email: info@thearc.org
Internet: http://www.thearc.org/

Blind Children's Fund
311 W. Broadway
Suite 1
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Tel: (989)779-9966
Fax: (989)779-0015
Email: bcf@blindchildrensfund.org
Internet: http://www.blindchildrensfund.org

Allen, Richard, M.D.
Pediatric Neurology Service 0800/C7123
University Hospitals
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0800
Tel: (313)763-4697

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Aicardi Syndrome Awareness and Support Group
29 Delavan Avenue
Toronto
Ontario, M5P 1T2
Canada
Tel: (416) 481-4095
Email: asasn@sympatico.ca
Internet: http://www.aicardisyndrome.org/

Aicardi Syndrome Foundation
PO Box 3202
St. Charles, IL 60174
Tel: (800)374-8518
Email: foundation@aicardisyndrome.org
Internet: http://www.aicardisyndrome.org


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