Computed tomography (CT) findings in 10 cases of cerebral hemiatrophy are described. The CT appearance is typical and reflects the pathologic changes of unilateral loss of brain substance and calvarial thickening. In four patients with a mild form of the disease, a correct analysis of the pain skull radiographs was made only in retrospect. CT was found superior to plain skull films in the demon...

We describe a case of hemitrophy in a 12-year-old child presenting with seizures, hemiplegia and mental retardation. Hemiatrophy of one cerebral hemisphere is not frequently encountered in clinical practice. When this develops early in life (during the first two years), certain cranial changes like ipsilateral hypertrophy of the skull and sinuses occur. Asymmetry of cerebral hemispheric growth ...

dyke-davidoff-masson syndrome (ddms) is a syndrome associated with refractory epilepsy. ddms is a rare syndrome 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. the case was an 18 years old female with seizures, hemiparesis of the ri...

Brain tumors with secondary ipsilateral cerebral hemiatrophy are so rare that only seven cases have been reported in the literature. Three new cases are presented and the clinical findings in all 10 cases are reviewed. The diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) is emphasized. The authors conclude that nodular high-density lesions located deep in the cerebrum and showing slight contrast en...

We describe a 23-year-old woman with iridocyclitis, enophthalmos, facial hemiatrophy, and transient numbness of her contralateral upper and lower extremities. The patient was found to have white matter densities in the right hemisphere in magnetic resonance T2-weighted images and vascular malformations involving right vertebral, right carotid, and right anterior cerebral arteries. Histopatholog...

Dear Editor, We report herein a case of a 14-year-old boy who presented to us with a history of right hemiparesis, right focal seizures with secondary generalization, and mental retardation after an episode of meningoencephalitis along with pneumonia at 18 months of age. He had a normal birth history with normal developmental milestones until that time. Examination revealed hemiatrophy and spas...