[Progress in tests for cavum septi pellucidi in children and adults]

Persistent cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) is a congenital anomaly of the midline, regarded as a marker of cerebral dysgenesis. It is more commonly encountered in patients with disturbances of intellectual development. Experimental data point to the role of CSP in memory and learning-related processes, and also to its association with disturbances of bioelectric activity of the brain. Various authors emphasize its occurrence in schizophrenia, various motor syndromes and some selective developmental deficits. Of a great significance in the better understanding of CSP will be the assessment of the bilateral brain bioelectric activity in children, as well as neuropsychological evaluation of the very patients at subsequent developmental stages. This will allow for a detailed assessment of their quality of life and neurodevelopmental problems, as well as for an early introduction of thus identified therapeutic management.