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The Andermann syndrome is a familial disease that was initially described in the Saguenay-Lake St-Jean area in Quebec. A few cases have now been reported outside of Quebec (see Andermann and Andermann, this volume). Agenesis of the corpus callosum is usually, but not invariably, part of the syndrome. We have had the opportunity of studying the brains of two patients suffering from Andermann’s Syndrome, as well as six sural nerve biopsies.
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Carpenter, S. (1994). The Pathology of the Andermann Syndrome. In: Lassonde, M., Jeeves, M.A. (eds) Callosal Agenesis. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0487-6_4
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