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Descriptor English: Aicardi Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Aicardi
Descriptor síndrome de Aicardi
Scope note: Afección congénita poco frecuente caracterizada por ausencia parcial o completa del CUERPO CALLOSO y cursa con espasmos en el lactante, RETRASO MENTAL y lesiones en la RETINA y NERVIO ÓPTICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Aicardi
Descriptor French: Syndrome d'Aicardi
Entry term(s): Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Chorioretinal Abnormality
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Infantile Spasms and Ocular Abnormalities
Aicardi's Syndrome
Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities
Chorioretinal Anomalies with Acc
Corpus Callosum, Agenesis Of, With Chorioretinal Abnormality
Syndrome, Aicardi
Syndrome, Aicardi's
Tree number(s): C10.500.034.687
C11.270.019
C16.131.162
C16.131.666.034.687
C16.320.290.019
C16.320.322.030
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058540
Scope note: A rare genetic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM, resulting in infantile spasms, MENTAL RETARDATION, and lesions of the RETINA or OPTIC NERVE.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Syndrome (1972-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53965
Unique ID: D058540
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Aicardi Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0543078
Scope note A rare genetic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the CORPUS CALLOSUM, resulting in infantile spasms, MENTAL RETARDATION, and lesions of the RETINA or OPTIC NERVE.
Preferred term Aicardi Syndrome
Entry term(s) Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Chorioretinal Abnormality
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum with Infantile Spasms and Ocular Abnormalities
Aicardi's Syndrome
Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities
Chorioretinal Anomalies with Acc
Corpus Callosum, Agenesis Of, With Chorioretinal Abnormality
Syndrome, Aicardi
Syndrome, Aicardi's



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