The septum pellucidum and its variants

Increased prevalence of cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) in schizophrenic patients in comparison to healthy subjects was reported previously. Our purpose was to evaluate the prevalence of variants of the septum pellucidum in healthy subjects in three different age groups. 151 healthy subjects, including 46 children (age 6 ± 4 years), 72 young adults (age 31 ± 8 years) and 33 elderly adults (age 59 ± 7 years) were examined with high-resolution MRI....