title: Refractory Seizure in Childhood: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome Revisited.
abstract: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, facial asymmetry, contralateral hemiplegia, radiologic features of cerebral hemiatrophy, and ipsilateral compensatory hypertrophy of the skull bone and sinuses. We describe three cases of children with DDMS, who initially presented with refractory seizure to the pediatric department of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, India. In each case, the clinical features noted along with computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging helped confirm the diagnosis of DDMS. DDMS should be considered as a differential diagnosis of refractory seizures in children. We seek to emphasize the importance of thorough clinical and neuroimaging workup of seizure disorder in children for the proper management of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, K.P.C. Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Samarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome.