Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS): management. White matter hyperintensities, Cerebral hemiatrophy, Encephalomalacia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
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
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Treatment
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Synonyms
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References
- Tolkachjov SN, Patel NG, Tollefson MM. Progressive hemifacial atrophy: a review. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2015; 10:39.
- Wong M, Phillips CD, Hagiwara M, Shatzkes DR. Parry Romberg syndrome: 7 cases and literature review. Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 36:1355-1361.
- Restivo DA, Milone P. Teaching NeuroImages: progressive facial hemiatrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) with ipsilateral cerebral hemiatrophy. Neurology 2010; 74(3):e11.
