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The “FG” Syndrome is an X-linked syndrome characterized by unusual facial features, cardiac defects, mental retardation and gastrointestinal anomalies. Agenesis of the corpus callosum has also been noted in this syndrome. We report sequential language and developmental testing in a patient with “FG” syndrome, including callosal agenesis. J.B. is a 4 year 6 month old white male who has shown progressive delay in language and development. When first tested at 25 months of age, he had a 7 month receptive delay and an 11 month expressive delay. By 34 months of age, both were delayed by 14 months. At 54 months, his receptive skills were 21 months delayed and expressive skills were 24 months delayed and neither had shown measurable progression over the preceeding 10 months. He has abnormal articulation, word finding difficulty, and disordered syntax. This pattern of speech development is consistent with the language function defects reported in adults with callosal agenesis. His motor skills have been similarly delayed, and he has been consistently unable to anticipate his own manual adjustments. His skills on the Bayley and selected McCarthy subtests place him in the mildly mentally retarded range. Some of the deficits noted are consistent with a defect in interhemispheric communication. This pattern of progressive developmental and language delay has not been previously reported in the “FG” syndrome.
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Wilson, B., McCardle, P. & Levin, S. LANGUAGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE “FG” SYNDROME. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 231 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00390
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00390