Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome
Diagnosis almost certain
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- updated 9 Sep 2022:
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The CTMRI features most consistent with Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome with right cerebral hemiatrophy, cystic encephalomalacia with surrounding gliosis and compensatory thickening of the calvarium.
Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome refers to hemicerebral atrophy/hypoplasia secondary to brain insult usually in the fetal or early childhood period and characterised by ipsilateral compensatory hypertrophy of the skull vault and contralateral hemiparesis.
-<p>The CT features most consistent with <a href="/articles/dyke-davidoff-masson-syndrome">Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome</a> with right cerebral hemiatrophy, cystic encephalomalacia with surrounding gliosis and compensatory thickening of the calvarium.</p><p><a href="/articles/dyke-davidoff-masson-syndrome">Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome</a> refers to hemicerebral atrophy/hypoplasia secondary to brain insult usually in the fetal or early childhood period and characterised by ipsilateral compensatory hypertrophy of the skull vault and contralateral hemiparesis.</p>- +<p>The MRI features most consistent with <a href="/articles/dyke-davidoff-masson-syndrome">Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome</a> with right cerebral hemiatrophy, cystic encephalomalacia with surrounding gliosis and compensatory thickening of the calvarium.</p><p><a href="/articles/dyke-davidoff-masson-syndrome">Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome</a> refers to hemicerebral atrophy/hypoplasia secondary to brain insult usually in the fetal or early childhood period and characterised by ipsilateral compensatory hypertrophy of the skull vault and contralateral hemiparesis.</p>