International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;18(8):599-602
doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2010.08.006
Callosal infarction
Lijun LIU ; Jijun TENG ; Chen ZHANG
Keywords
Corpus callosum; Brain infarction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis
Country
China
Language
Chinese
Abstract
he blood supply of corpus callosum is rich, its function is complex, and the incidence of infarction is low. The risk factors and etiology for callosal infarction do not have any difference with the infarction in other parts of the brain. The clinical manifestations of the disease are complex and diverse. The two classical clinical manifestations are callosal disconnection syndrome and frontal-type gait disorder, but hemiplegia, monoplegia, apraxia, and mental retardation are common in clinical practice. The positive rate of CT scan is lower. MRI has higher sensitivity and specificity for callosal infarction. The diagnosis of callosal infarction is not difficult according to the history and imaging examination, however, it needs to be differentiated with other diseases that likely involve corpus callosum. Most of the patients with callosal infarction have good prognosis.
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