Definition:
Shapiro syndrome is a rare medical condition marked by recurring periods of hypothermia (abnormally low body temperature), hyperhidrosis (too much sweating), and partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum. Corpus callosum is the band of tissue connecting the two hemispheres of the brain. In other cases, there is also absence of sweating, slow heart rate and low blood pressure.
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