Role of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in
the Detection of the Initial Phase of the
Hemiplegia Hemiconvulsion Epilepsy
Syndrome: A Case Report
Published: February 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.1840
Rudresh Hiremath, Ramesh Pattar, Manswini Pol, T.J. Anegundi, K. Rudrappa
1. Corresponding Author.
2. Department of Paediatrics,
3. Department of Radiodiagnosis,
4. Department of Radiodiagnosis,
5. Department of Radiodiagnosis,
S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot-587102, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rudresh Hiremath.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis,
S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot-587102, Karnataka, India
Phone: +91-9945560627
Email- drrudresh76@yahoo.co.in
The hemiplegia hemiconvulsion epilepsy syndrome is a unique and rare epileptic syndrome. We are reporting here, a case of a 7 month old female child who presented with right sided hemiconvulsions, followed by ipsilateral hemiplegia. MRI of the brain was done, which showed the classical findings of the hemiplegia hemiconvulsion epilepsy syndrome.
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