Crossed cerebro-cerebellar atrophy with Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome.
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Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome (DDMS) refers to atrophy or hypoplasia of one cerebral hemisphere following a prior fetal or childhood insult. It has characteristics of clinical and radiological changes. These changes include hemiparesis, seizures, facial-asymmetry, and mental retardation. We present a 25-year-old man with crossed cerebrocerebellar atrophy and DDMS. His seizures were well controlled using a combination of antiepileptic drugs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurosciences
دوره 19 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014