Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: Classical imaging findings

Paramdeep Singh; Kavita Saggar; Archana Ahluwalia

doi:10.4103/1817-1745.76108

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: Classical imaging findings

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

Authors

Paramdeep Singh¹, Kavita Saggar, Archana Ahluwalia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

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.