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Dysgenesis of the corpus callosum

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The embryology of the corpus callosum is briefly reviewed in relation to dysgenesis and associated malformations. The morphology, etiology, clinical and radiological features of such malformations are discussed and illustrated.

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Kendall, B.E. Dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuroradiology 25, 239–256 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540236

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