PEDIATRICS Vol. 34 No. 5 November 1964, pp. 658-663
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INFANTILE AMAUROTIC FAMILY IDIOCY AND GARGOYLISM IN SIBLINGS

Maria Salam M.D.1 and Hassan Idriss M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Neurology Service, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Typical cases of infantile amaurotic family idiocy and gargoylism occurring in two siblings are presented. Biopsies of the brain were done in both patients and showed many similarities in their histochemical findings. The occurrence of A.F.I. and gargoylism in the same family may be due to a genetic coincidence. On the other hand, the possibility of these two conditions presenting the same basic metabolic disorder with different clinical pictures is raised.

Submitted on April 4, 1964
Accepted on April 26, 1964