We have experienced 10 cases of cerebral hemiatrophy, whom admitted to the Presbyterian Hospital, Taegu from October 1964 to August 1968.
These 10 cases of cerebral hemiatrophy are reported with special emphasis, on the neuroradiological changes.
Causes, clinical manifestations and various radiological findings of 10 cases of cerebral hemiatrophy are analysed.
The results wcra summarized as follows.
1) Of 10 cases, 5 were caused by infections, 3 were due to cerebrovascular accidents. One was caused by subdural hygroma and one was by unknown origin.
2) On clinical manifestations, contralateral spastic hemiparesis was most common and next were convulsions and low mentality.
3) Changes on plain skull films were observed in 3, cases. Diffuse thickening of the calvarium was seen in one case, and so called Dyke, Davidoff, Masson syndrome was demonstrated in one case. Increased vascular marking was seen in one case.
4) The main findings in cerebral angiogram were shiftening of the anterior cerebral artery toward the cerebral hemiatrophy and opening of the thalamostriate vein from the internal cerebral´´ vein on the atrophy side.
5) Pneumographicaly, 6 cases revealed moderate to marked unilateral dilatation of the lateral ventricle on the side of cerebral hemiatrophy, and remaining 4 cases were accompanied by mild ventricular dilatation on the other side.
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