[Sturge-Weber syndrome.]

[Sturge-Weber syndrome.]
Radiologe. 2013 Nov 30;
Authors: Reith W, Yilmaz U, Zimmer A
Abstract
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare congenital disease which affects the brain, the skin and the eyes. It is a sporadically occurring neurocutaneous syndrome affecting the intracerebral veins (venous angiomatosis). The frequency is estimated to be 1 in 50,000 births [1]. The main symptom is intracranial leptomeningeal angiomatosis which mostly affects the occipital and posterior parietal lobes and can occur unilaterally and also bilaterally. Facial cutaneous vascular alterations occur ipsilaterally in the form of port wine stains (nevus flammeus) which are normally found in the catchment area of the trigeminal branch VI. Other clinical symptoms associated with SWS are seizures, glaucoma, headaches, transient neurological stroke-like episodes and cognitive impairment. Neurological cortical symptoms often include hemiparesis, hemiatrophy and hemianopsia.
PMID: 24292369 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Radiologe - November 30, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Reith W, Yilmaz U, Zimmer A Tags: Radiologe Source Type: research