DYKE-DAVIDOFF-MASSON SYNDROME: REPORT OF TWO CASES

Abstract

The Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome results from an insult to the growing brain in utero or early infancy. It is a rare syndrome characterized by seizures, facial asymmetry, contralateral hemiplegia and mental retardation.  Radiological findings include cerebral atrophy on one side. Diagnosis is established after clinical history, examination, and MRI. This report presents two cases of patients with epilepsy, deficit unilateral motor, mental retardation and findings characteristic image.