Partial agenesis of corpus callosum: A rare birth defect where part of the corpus callosum is absent. The corpus callosum is the area that connects the two main halves of the brain (cerebral hemispheres). Severity of symptoms is determined by how much of the structure is missing. Mild cases tend to involve headaches, seizures and speech problems which don't appear for years. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Partial agenesis of corpus callosum is available below.
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Partial agenesis of corpus callosum is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Partial agenesis of corpus callosum, or a subtype of Partial agenesis of corpus callosum,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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