FAMILIAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATED WITH CAVUM VERGAE

Three members of one family, diagnosed as dyslexic, are described. All of them have variations of midline cavity: cavum vergae or cavum sept um pellucidum, diagnosed by neuroradiological examination. In contrast , the non dyslexic members of the same family have no neuroanatomical congenital variations. We raise the possibility of a functional correl ation between the dyslexia and the anatomical findings in the affected members of this family. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.