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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Aicardi Syndrome

General:
Only in girls
Chorioretinopathy
Other eye problems

Airway:
Microcephaly
Possible cleft lip/palate

Respiratory:
Scoliosis
Abnl ribs
Aspiration/frequent pneumonia

Gastrointestinal:
Hiatal hernia
Reflux risk

Endocrine:
Precocious puberty

Neurological:
Infantile spasms
Agenesis of corpus callosum
Microcephaly
Severe mental retardation
Hypotonia
CNS tumors

Musculoskeletal:
Kyphoscoliosis
Abnormal vertebrae

Considerations:
Aspiration risk
Respiratory difficulties
Seizure medications may affect drug metabolism

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