Aicardi syndrome in a 47 XXY male - a variable developmental phenotype?

Abstract

Background: Aicardi syndrome (AS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the triad of corpus callosum agenesis, chorioretinal lacunae, and infantile spasms. Most patients with AS also have intractable epilepsy, moderate to severe learning disability, and a reduced life expectancy. An X-linked dominant inheritance caused by de novo mutations pattern, lethal in males, is postulated, but the gene has not yet been isolated. There are three case reports of 47 XXY males with classic features of AS who all had severe developmental disability.

Case report: We report a case of a 3.5-year old 47 XXY male with the classic triad of Aicardi syndrome but with good seizure control and mild learning disability.

Keywords: 47 XXY; Aicardi syndrome; Developmental delay; Male.