Title: When Asymmetry is the rule only Dyke & Davidoff Can Help- An Interesting Case of Cerebral Hemiatrophy
Authors: Dr Suhas.M, Dr Shivani Nayak
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.120
Abstract
Here we present an interesting case of hemiatrophy of the brain resulting from any insult to the growing brain, which leads to corresponding phenotypic manifestations in the body.
Keywords: Hemiatrophy, Dyke-Davidoff-Mason syndrome.
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