Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 29 Dec 2012Publisher:Nepal Journals Online (JOL)Journal:Journal of Nobel Medical College, volume 1, pages 84-86 (issn: 2091-2331, eissn: 2091-234X,

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Authors: Naba Raj Koirala; Roshana Khadka; Manoj Bhattarai; Dibya Tulachan; Ajay Kumar Das; Jwalanta Poudel;

doi: 10.3126/jonmc.v1i2.7306

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome

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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome (DDMS) is characterized by seizures, facial asymmetry, contralateral hemiplegia and mental retardation. The characteristic radiologic features are cerebral hemiatrophy with homolateral hypertrophy of the skull and sinuses. Here we report a case of a 16 years young girl who presented with seizures severe mental retardation and weakness of left upper-limb and on CT brain was diagnosed to have DDMS.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v1i2.7306 Journal of Nobel Medical College (2012), Vol.1 No.2 p.84-86

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hypoplasia, cerebral hemisphere, seizure, R, Medicine, mental retardation, ddms, hemiatrophy

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