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| Year : 2019 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 2 | Page : 103-104 |
Wormian bones and dilated scalp veins in an infant with epilepsy
Manjinder Randhawa1, Sumeet R Dhawan1, Sugantha Kumar1, Bhanudeep Singanamala1, Anmol Bhatia2, Lokesh Saini1, Naveen Sankhyan1
1 Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Lokesh Saini
Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_151_18
A three-months boy presented with recurrent seizures. On examination, he was fair, had dilated scalp veins, sparse hypopigmented hair, and was hypotonic. X-ray of the skull showed wormian bones. The child was diagnosed with Menkes disease. The manuscript aims to emphasize dilated scalp veins in diagnosis of Menkes disease.
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