AICARDI'S SYNDROME: (AGENESIS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM, INFANTILE SPASMS, AND OCULAR ANOMALIES)

: A case of Aicardi's syndrome is reported. A 12-year-old mentally handicapped female has all the characteristics of the syndrome: agenesis of the Corpus callosum; female infant with mental handicap, epilepsy, characteristic eye lesions, vertebral anomalies and abnormal EEG pattern. The results of supporting examination and investigations are noted.