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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-3 | Issue-03
Septo-Optic Dysplasia with Pineal Gland Cyst
Ng Hong-Kee, Yaakub Azhany, Embong Zunaina, Chong Mei-Fong, Hee-Ming Vivian-Gong
Published: March 30, 2015 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i03.016
Pages: 233-236
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Abstract
Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects midline brain structures. Magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) documented midline brain defects include absent septum pellucidum, agenesis of corpus
callosum, posterior displacement of pituitary gland and cerebellar hypoplasia. We are reporting a case of a 10-year-old
boy who presented with blurring of vision of the left eye with features suggestive of optic nerve hypoplasia. MRI
revealed absence of septum pellucidum with pineal gland cyst which has never been reported as a spectrum of this
disorder. As pineal gland is a midline brain structure that is derived from diencephalon, this finding may indicate another
spectrum of the septo-optic dysplasia.