Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome:
An Uncommon Cause of Refractory
Epilepsy Identifyied by Neuro-Imaging
Published: August 1, 2011 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2011/.1415
GEORGE PETER , SHENOY BASTI RAM
Corresponding Author
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-diagnosis &
Imaging, Fr Muller Medical College,
Fr Muller Road, Mangalore -575002, India.
Correspondence
Dr Peter George MD, Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, Fr Muller Medical College,
Fr Muller Road, Mangalore- 575002, Karnataka, India.
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Refractory epilepsy is common in practice of neurology. Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome (DDMS) is one among the syndromes associated with refractory epilepsy. We have come across a case of Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome while investigating a case of refractory epilepsy. When cerebral hemi atrophy is associated with the radiological features of osseous hypertrophy of calvarium, hyper-pneumatisation of sinuses dilatation, DDMS is to be considered.
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