Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome

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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome refers to atrophy of one cerebral hemisphere (hemiatrophy) due to  an insult to the brain in fetal or early childhood period. This is an uncommon condition. We present a case of a nine month- old female presented with seizure and weakness of the right upper and lower...

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Main Authors: Kalyan Paudel, Anand Venugopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2013-03-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/578
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spelling doaj-6beb6c6368d14a7bab3166972783610c2020-11-25T00:52:29ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2013-03-015218910.31729/jnma.578Dyke-Davidoff-Masson SyndromeKalyan Paudel0Anand Venugopal1Kathmandu Model Hospital and Medicare National Hospital, KathmanduKasturba Medical College, Manglore Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome refers to atrophy of one cerebral hemisphere (hemiatrophy) due to  an insult to the brain in fetal or early childhood period. This is an uncommon condition. We present a case of a nine month- old female presented with seizure and weakness of the right upper and lower extremities and subsequently computed tomography was performed and showed hemiatrophy of the left fronto-parietal lobe with degenerative changes in the left cerebral peduncle. Keywords: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome; hemiatrophy; hemiplegia. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/578
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author Kalyan Paudel
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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
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title Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome
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title_full Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome
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publisher Nepal Medical Association
series Journal of Nepal Medical Association
issn 0028-2715
1815-672X
publishDate 2013-03-01
description Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome refers to atrophy of one cerebral hemisphere (hemiatrophy) due to  an insult to the brain in fetal or early childhood period. This is an uncommon condition. We present a case of a nine month- old female presented with seizure and weakness of the right upper and lower extremities and subsequently computed tomography was performed and showed hemiatrophy of the left fronto-parietal lobe with degenerative changes in the left cerebral peduncle. Keywords: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome; hemiatrophy; hemiplegia.
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