A CLASSIC CASE OF AICARDI’S SYNDROME

Abstract

Aicardi’s syndrome is an X-linked congenital disorder characterized by a constellation of
anomalies mostly affecting the central nervous system, the most important one being the
dysgenesis of corpus callosum, in a female neonate typically presenting with infantile spasms.
MR imaging is the investigation of choice in detecting the anomalies and evaluating the extent of
the abnormalities associated with this syndrome. In this report, we present a typical case of
Aicardi’s syndrome with classic imaging findings thus confirming the efficacy of MR in
evaluation of the condition.