Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 551-553, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome, characterized by the association of facial port-wine hemangiomas in the trigeminal nerve distribution area, with vascular malformation(s) of the brain (leptomeningeal angioma) with or without glaucoma. Herein, we reported Sturge-Weber syndrome in a 50-year-old man, who presented port-wine hemangiomas and epilepsy. In this case, the patient's epilepsy episodes from his first year of life had been ignored and separated from the entity of SWS by his physicians, which led to delayed treatment. This case illustrates the importance of careful examination of patients of any age with hemangiomas in the trigeminal nerve with concomitant episodes of epilepsy. In such cases, there should be yearly neuroimaging screenings to guaranteed early interdisciplinary interventions from the time of definite diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Trigeminal Nerve
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Brain
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Sturge-Weber Syndrome
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Glaucoma
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Mass Screening
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Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Epilepsy
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Neuroimaging
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Hemangioma
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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