To cite: Anandpara KM, Aswani Y, Hira P. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206682 DESCRIPTION A 14-year-old girl, known case of seizure disorder since 10 years and mild mental retardation, presented with progressive left-sided hemiparesis and a recent increase in the frequency of seizures. Significant history included a developmental lag. A CT of...

Childhood cerebral hemiatrophy is a rare clinical condition. Its causes are numerous, but they can be divided into two categories: congenital and acquired. The type develops intrauterine, whereas the acquired early in life, usually before age of two. Cerebral syndromes characterized by wide range neurological symptoms. epilepsy, mental retardation, neuropsychiatric disorders common, movement su...

UNLABELLED Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare disease which is clinically characterized by hemiparesis, seizures, facial asymmetry, and mental retardation. The classical radiological findings are cerebral hemiatrophy, calvarial thickening, and hyperpneumatization of the frontal sinuses. This disease is a rare entity, and it mainly presents in childhood. Adult presentation of DDMS is...

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) also called as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a sporadically occurring rare neuro-cutaneous syndrome, characterized by vascular malformation with capillary venous angiomas involving face, choroidal layer of eye globe and leptomeninges responsible for ophthamological as well as neurological signs and symptoms. Authors report an interesting case, a six year old g...

A 52-year-old man presented with left hemifacial atrophy (figure 1) beginning at age 25. There were no neurologic symptoms. Neurologic examination showed no deficits, and the limbs were symmetric. Brain MRI demonstrated left cerebral hemiatrophy (figure 2) and lack of the ipsilateral soft facial tissue. Progressive facial hemiatrophy (PFH), or ParryRomberg syndrome, is a sporadic disease of unk...

84  © Japi • January 2014 • Vol. 62 vary according to the extent of brain injury. In 1939 Alpers and Dear found two types of cerebral hemiatrophy3 • Congenital type • Secondary to cerebrovascular lesion, inflammation or head trauma. When it develops early in life, the compensatory changes like homolateral hypertrophy of skull and sinuses occur due to relative vacuum created by the hypoplastic ...

A 34-year-old man developed since age 18 years epilepsia partialis continua followed over the years by progressive ataxic hemiparesis involving the left side (figure 1). Structural cerebral abnormalities, mitochondrial diseases, and known autoimmune disorders were excluded. Cerebral MRI showed progressive right cerebral and crossed left cerebellar hemiatrophy (figure 2, A and B). Tractography o...

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. We report a case of DDMS in an 18-month-old girl who presented with right sided focal seizures, hemiparesis of the same side, and delayed milest...