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. 2010 Jul;5(2):124-5.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.76108.

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: Classical imaging findings

Paramdeep Singh  1 , Kavita Saggar, Archana Ahluwalia
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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: Classical imaging findings

Paramdeep Singh et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

A 15-year-old female presented with seizures, right-sided hemiparesis, hemiatrophy of the right side of the body and mental retardation. MRI brain revealed characteristic features diagnostic of congenital type of cerebral hemiatrophy or Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome.

Keywords: Cerebral hemiatrophy; Dyke–Davidoff–Masson syndrome.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1A
Figure 1A
Axial T2-weighted image: Left cerebral hemiatrophy, ipsilateral occipital horn dilatation, ipsilateral midline shift, hypoplasia of thalamus, caudate nucleus, and lentiform nucleus are demonstrated. In addition, ipsilateral pneumosinus dilatans (frontal) is seen
Figure 1B
Figure 1B
Axial T2-weighted image: Hypoplasia of left cerebral peduncle
Figure 1C
Figure 1C
Axial T1-weighted image: Left cerebral hemiatrophy with calvarial thickening. Hypointensity in white matter represents gliosis
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