Smith Callum J, Smith Zoey G, Rasool Hania, Cullen Katie, Ghosh Meghana, Woolley Thomas E, Uzun Orhan, Loh Ne Ron, Tucker David, Syed Yasir Ahmed
Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute, Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
School of Bioscience, Cardiff University, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Ave., Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.
J Clin Med. 2023 May 23;12(11):3623. doi: 10.3390/jcm12113623.
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC) can result in multiple neurological deficits including social and behavioural issues. However, the underlying aetiology, clinical co-morbidity and the contributing risk factors remain elusive, resulting in inaccurate prognosis and delayed therapy. The main objective of this study was to comprehensively describe the epidemiology and clinical co-morbidity associated with patients diagnosed with ACC. The secondary objective was to identify the factors that contribute towards increased risk for ACC. For this, we analysed 22 years (1998-2020) of clinical data across the whole of Wales, UK collected through the Congenital Anomaly Register & Information Service (CARIS) and Public Health Wales (PHW). Our results demonstrate that complete ACC (84.1%) was the prevalent subtype, in comparison to partial ACC. Further, ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus (26.37%) and ventricular septal defect (21.92%) were identified to be the most prevalent neural malformation (NM) and congenital heart disorder (CHD) in our cohort. Although 12.7% of subjects with ACC had both an NM and CHD, we found no significant association between them ( (1, = 220) = 3.84, = 0.33). We found socioeconomic deprivation and increased maternal age contributed towards an increased risk for ACC. To the best of our knowledge, this study for the first time defines the clinical phenotypes and the factors that contribute to ACC within the Welsh population. These findings will be of value to both patients and healthcare professionals, who may take preventative or remedial measures.
胼胝体发育不全(ACC)可导致多种神经功能缺陷,包括社交和行为问题。然而,其潜在病因、临床合并症及相关危险因素仍不明确,导致预后不准确且治疗延迟。本研究的主要目的是全面描述与ACC诊断患者相关的流行病学和临床合并症。次要目的是确定导致ACC风险增加的因素。为此,我们分析了通过先天性异常登记与信息服务(CARIS)和威尔士公共卫生(PHW)收集的英国威尔士地区22年(1998 - 2020年)的临床数据。我们的结果表明,与部分ACC相比,完全性ACC(84.1%)是主要亚型。此外,在我们的队列中,脑室扩大/脑积水(26.37%)和室间隔缺损(21.92%)被确定为最常见的神经畸形(NM)和先天性心脏病(CHD)。尽管12.7%的ACC患者同时患有NM和CHD,但我们发现它们之间无显著关联((1, = 220) = 3.84, = 0.33)。我们发现社会经济剥夺和母亲年龄增加会导致ACC风险增加。据我们所知,本研究首次明确了威尔士人群中ACC的临床表型及相关因素。这些发现对患者和医疗保健专业人员均有价值,他们可据此采取预防或补救措施。