feb 15, 1961 - Aicardi syndrome
Description:
Jean Francois Aicardi, French paediatrician born in 1926
infantile spasms: salaam seizures with typical bowing of the head
corpus callosal dysgenesis: most consistent feature
distinctive chorioretinal lacunae: pathognomonic
X-linked genetic defect that is fatal in males and therefore only manifests in females (except for rare 47-XXY cases)
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medicine curiosity
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