This patient illustrates a classical case of what many pediatricians call the diphenylhydantoin teratogenic syndrome. It suggests the possibility of an additional ocular finding of retinoschisis and optic nerve abnormalities which could conceivably have a teratogenic basis. The effects of epilepsy and diphenylhydantoin on these formations is discussed.
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