An Adult With Agenesis of Splenium of Corpus Callosum: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Aug 1

PMID 35911283

Authors

Subhash Chander

Shahab Jazayeri

Julia Moulton

Shawnette Alston

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Abstract

A 22-year-old Hispanic immigrant presented to the emergency department after having a witnessed seizure. The patient was born and raised in Columbia and had a history of ventricular septal defect repair at the age of five years. Computer tomography (CT) of brain showed an unusual demonstration -"heterotopia of gray matter"- and the follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed absence of splenium part of corpus callosum. The patient received a loading dose of IV antiepileptic medications and was then transitioned to oral dose. He was then discharged with seizure prophylaxis and referred for a follow-up at another tertiary care hospital for further workup. This case led to a management dilemma as the role of seizure prophylaxis in genetic brain malformations is not well established.

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