Aicardi Syndrome

Alternative names:

chorioretinal anomalies-corpus callosum agenesis-infantile spasms syndrome; corpus callosum agenesis-chorioretinopathy-infantile spasms syndrome; corpus callosum agenesis-ocular anomalies-salaam seizures syndrome.

Treatment:

Infantile spasms and epileptic seizures may be treated with hydrocortisone, ACTH, or anticonvulsants such as Dilantin.

Expectations (prognosis):

Symptoms tend to become worse with age and there is a high death rate. There is a better outlook if symptoms are mild and do not appear until adolescence.

Complications:

Complications vary according to the degree and severity of symptoms.

Calling your health care provider:

Many of the symptoms are apparent at birth.

Call your health care provider or seek emergency care for spasms in an infant or epileptic seizures.