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It has been well established that acquired lesions of the corpus callosum such as surgical section bring about disturbances of interhemispheric transfer of visual information. In contrast, patients with callosal agenesis do not display these specific deficits. The mechanisms of this compensation have been postulated as follows; (1) bilateral development of language function, (2) exploitation of extracallosal commissure fibers such as the anterior commissure. Several studies have reported, however, minor disturbances of interhemispheric visual transfer in callosal agenesis, such as less efficient interhemispheric transfer of complex visual stimuli (Gott & Saul, 1978), slower reaction time in interhemispheric comparison of visual stimuli (Sauerwein & Lassonde, 1983), or deficits in spatial localization in the right hemi-field (Martin, 1985). In order to settle these issues, we have administered four kinds of tachistoscopic visual recognition tests on 4 patients with complete agenesis of the corpus callosum confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This technique enabled us to see the mid-sagittal plane of the corpus callosum and diagnose its total absence with much higher certainty and precision than previous studies employing computed tomography (CT) or pneumoencephalography. Case 1: A 41-year-old right-handed man visited us because of recurrent numbness in the four extremities. Neurological examination revealed no abnormalities. MRI has confirmed that the corpus callosum was totally lacking, and that the anterior commissure was normally visualized. Case 2: A 31-year-old right-handed man was referred to us for the treatment of partial complex seizure. Total agenesis and lipoma of the corpus callosum was diagnosed by MRI and reconstructed sagittal view of CT scan.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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