ABSTRACT

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CDL), is a genetic syndrome characterized by microcephaly, synophrys, long philtrum, intrauterine growth retardation, mental and developmental retardation. Although malformations of the midline brain are common in CDL, holoprosencephaly is not usual. hypernatremic dehydration, central diabetes insipitus can be occur with cenral malformations. In this article we discussed hypernatremic dehydration and central diabetes mellitus complications in a case with CDL associated with haloprosencephaly.

Keywords: Cornelia de Lange syndrome, dehydration hypernatremia, semilobar holoprosencephaly