how to cite this article: taghdiri mm. type 2 gaucher disease (acute infantile gaucher disease or neuropathic type). iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1):12.   pls see pdf.

We report the case of an 18-month-old child with infantile spasms and a hypsarrhythmic electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern associated with a porencephalic cyst. Surgical removal of the cyst and its surrounding tissue was performed following failure of medical therapy. Postoperatively, the patient has been free of infantile spasms for 12 months and the EEG has normalized. He has been maintained o...