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Absence of septum pellucidum: The absence of the thin membrane that separates the two halves of the brain. The defect itself is not a disorder but is usually observed as a characteristic of a condition called septo-optic dysplasia which also involves optic nerve and pituitary abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Absence of septum pellucidum is available below.
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Absence of septum pellucidum is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Absence of septum pellucidum, or a subtype of Absence of septum pellucidum,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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