Idiopathic hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia syndrome


Macrocephaly

Occipitofrontal (head) circumference greater than 97th centile compared to appropriate, age matched, sex-matched normal standards. Alternatively, a apparently increased size of the cranium.


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PMID (PMCID)
16948946
 FEMALE Infant
Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome as a presenting feature of L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria.
Lee C, Born M, Salomons GS, Jakobs C, Woelfle J.
J Child Neurol. 2006;21(6):538-40.
In patients with prolonged or complicated febrile seizures such as hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome, L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria should be included in the differential diagnosis, especially in children with concomitant macrocephaly.