A Brief Study about Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome: Rare Cause of Cerebral Hemiatrophy | Chapter 08 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 2

 Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare disorder characterised radiologically by cerebral hemiatrophy with homolateral hypertrophy of the skull and sinuses, of unknown frequency, caused by brain injury from a variety of causes, particularly in childhood. Seizures, learning difficulties, contralateral hemiparesis, and facial symmetry are common early symptoms. A case of an 11-month-old female kid with developmental delay, visual abnormalities, microcephaly, and spastic hemiplegia is presented here. A CT-brain scan was performed, which revealed evidence of infantile cerebral hemiatrophy or DDMS. DDMS is produced by an insult to the developing brain, either in utero when calvarium maturation has not been completed, or during early childhood due to brain damage.

Author(S) Details

Amit Vatkar
Department of Paediatrics, DY Patil University, School of medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Ipsita Vashishtha
Department of Paediatrics, DY Patil University, School of medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Vinaykumar P. Hedaginal
Department of Paediatrics, DY Patil University, School of medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

B. Revanth Sai Madhav
Department of Paediatrics, DY Patil University, School of medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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