Hemimegalencephaly in tuberous sclerosis complex.
The purpose of this case report is to describe the computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of the brain of a 16-month-old girl with an uncommon association between hemimegalencephaly and tuberous sclerosis complex. When a large calcification is found within a hemimegalencephalic cerebral hemisphere, further investigation of a suspected associated tuberous sclerosis complex or another phakomatosis is required to determine pertinent treatment options and genetic counseling.
Galluzzi
Paolo
P
Unit of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, and InterDepartmental Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy. neurorad@ao-siena.toscana.it
Cerase
Alfonso
A
Strambi
Mirella
M
Buoni
Sabrina
S
Fois
Alberto
A
Venturi
Carlo
C
D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics