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/



MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network

150 Custer Court

Green Bay, WI 54301-1243

USA

Tel: 9203365333

Fax: 9203390995

Tel: 8773365333

Email: mums@netnet.net

Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/



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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Last Updated:  9/1/2007

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Last updated:	September 01, 2007