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Apert's syndrome with occipital encephalocele and absence of corpus callosum

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A case of Apert's syndrome with posterior (occipital) encephalocele and absence of corpus callosum is described. This is a rare combination. The mechanisms involved are discussed.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Genetics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Ruth Gershoni-Baruch & Tal Nachlieli

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Joseph N. Guilburd

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Joseph N. Guilburd

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Gershoni-Baruch, R., Nachlieli, T. & Guilburd, J.N. Apert's syndrome with occipital encephalocele and absence of corpus callosum. Child's Nerv Syst 7, 231–232 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00249402

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