Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on parry romberg syndrome (prs): management: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features White matter hyperintensities Cerebral hemiatrophy Encephalomalacia Cystic degeneration Frontal lobe subcortical calcifications Loss of cortical gyrations Cortical…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features

  • White matter hyperintensities
  • Cerebral hemiatrophy
  • Encephalomalacia
  • Cystic degeneration
  • Frontal lobe subcortical calcifications
  • Loss of cortical gyrations
  • Cortical thickening
  • Ventriculomegaly
  • Corpus callosum infarcts
  • Leptomeningeal thickening

Other investigations

Treatment

Synonyms

References

  1. Tolkachjov SN, Patel NG, Tollefson MM. Progressive hemifacial atrophy: a review. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2015; 10:39.
  2. Wong M, Phillips CD, Hagiwara M, Shatzkes DR. Parry Romberg syndrome: 7 cases and literature review. Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 36:1355-1361. 
  3. Restivo DA, Milone P. Teaching NeuroImages: progressive facial hemiatrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) with ipsilateral cerebral hemiatrophy. Neurology 2010; 74(3):e11.

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