1. Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome in children
- Author
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Goyal, J.P., Shah, V.B., Rao, S.S., and Jindal, N.
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Pediatric neurology -- Research ,Seizures (Medicine) -- Causes of ,Cerebral hemispheres -- Diseases ,Atrophy -- Case studies ,Atrophy -- Diagnosis ,Brain diseases -- Case studies ,Brain diseases -- Diagnosis ,Brain diseases -- Demographic aspects ,Health - Abstract
Cerebral hemiatrophy is not frequently encountered in clinical practice in children. We present here a case of 4 years old female child, who presented with seizures and weakness of left upper and lower limb and on MRI diagnosed to have Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome (DDMS). Keywords: Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome | Hemiatrophy | Children, Introduction Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) refers to atrophy or hypoplasia of one cerebral hemisphere (hemiatrophy) which is secondary to brain insult in fetal or early childhood period. It is not frequently [...]
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- 2009