Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 Betsy I must've missed your question until now. The corpus callosum is a section of the brain that separates the 2 hemispheres. Some people are missing the whole thing (agenesis) others are missing only part of it such as the myelin (the coating of the nerves) is really thin in that portion. I'm not a dr so I may have some of this wrong but that's a layman's understanding of it. Abnormalities of it have come up often enough in the " normal " population that an abnormality of it doesn't necessarily mean anything. But coupled with other abnormalities it does seem to have more significance. Jeanne __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2000 Report Share Posted April 8, 2000 Hi , Thank you for the explanation of Corpus Callosum, I guess Larry has problems there too, when he was 10 a CAT scan revealed amongst other things that the space in between the two parts of his brain is actually wider than it should be. I don't know the implications of this for Larry. Much apreciated. Jan Hewitson Mum to Belinda 18 and Larry 16 Perth Mandurah West Australia Corpus Callosum > A few days ago someone asked what the Corpus Callusum was, ans I have > not seen anyone else answer her so I'll give it a shot. > > This is not a very technical explanation so I hope you can understand > it. > > The brain is seperated into two cerebral hemispheres by the Corpus > Callosum. Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum is the absence of these > fibers that make up the formation. Some people just have a thinning > of it or a complete absence. This MAY cause seizures or mental > retardation. There are plenty of people with this disorder who > function quite fine. In fact you or I may have it and never know it. > Since more MRI's are being performed it is presenting itself more > often. Some Charge children may have it. I have some friends who > non-charge child is missing his and this is where I'm getting my info > from. My own CHARGEr has not been checked. > > Once again I'm not A DR. So this is just my findings. > Hope it helps a little. > > L. Mom to Nicolas 2 1/2 and 8 months > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LOW RATE, NO WAIT! > Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates > as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > http://click./1/2122/1/_/22564/_/955034737/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > For information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member please > contact marion@... or visit > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page > at http://www.chargesyndrome.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2000 Report Share Posted April 8, 2000 The corpus callosum are the fibers that allow the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate. In some people the brain somehow compensates for the missing fibers and in others it does not. Our daughter Ally does not have a corpus callosum and she has daily seizures. I hope this answers your question. Robin mom to Ally 19 mths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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