Title of article
Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome- a rare cause of refractory epilepsy
Author/Authors
Malik، Prerna نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Pt.BDS University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India , , Garg، Rajinder نويسنده Department of Psychiatry Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Punjab, India , , kumar D Gulia، Anil نويسنده orthopaedics, BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India. , , Kario، Joginder نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Pt.BDS University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2014
Pages
3
From page
42
To page
44
Abstract
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 right side and mental retardation who was diagnosed with DDMS based on computed tomography.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
Record number
1239921
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