Remission of seizures with immunosuppressive therapy in Parry‐Romberg syndrome and en coup de sabre linear scleroderma: Case report and brief review of the literature

Parry‐Romberg syndrome (PRS) is characterized by progressive atrophy of facial skin, soft tissues, muscle, and bone. En coup de sabre syndrome is a form of linear scleroderma (LS) involving the skin of the frontoparietal forehead and scalp. Both conditions can be associated with neurologic findings, including seizures. We explore a case in which skin findings and seizure burden improved with methotrexate therapy.

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