Syndromes View the Full Record Syndrome Brissaud syndrome 1 Summary Congenital hypofunction of the thyroid gland with long trunk dwarfism, protruding abdomen, large head, characteristic facies, mental deficiency, and other abnormalities. Cretinism associated with goiter is called goitrous cretinism.
Some cases are sporadic but many are familial and are transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.