The prevalence and profile of autism in Sturge-Weber syndrome
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05062-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA systematic retrospective case note review was undertaken to investigate autism diagnostic factors in 124 individuals with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Social Responsiveness Scale questionnaires were then analysed to explore the severity and profile of autism characteristics in 70 participants. Thirty-two to forty percent of participants had a clinical diagnosis of autism and half of those without a diagnosis showed significant social communication difficulties. Children had a relative strength in social awareness and social m...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jenny Sloneem Jo Moss Sebastian Powell Christina Hawkins Tang Fosi Hanna Richardson Sarah Aylett Source Type: research
Consensus Statement for the Management and Treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Neurology, Neuroimaging, and Ophthalmology Recommendations
Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) is a sporadic, neurocutaneous syndrome involving the skin, brain, and eyes. Given the variability of clinical outcome and the lack of prospective studies, consensus recommendations for management and treatment have not reached a conclusion. (Source: Pediatric Neurology)
Source: Pediatric Neurology - May 5, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Sara Sabeti, Karen L. Ball, Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, Elena Bitrian, Lauren S. Blieden, James D. Brandt, Craig Burkhart, Harry T. Chugani, Stephen J. Falchek, Badal G. Jain, Csaba Juhasz, Jeffrey A. Loeb, Aimee Luat, Anna Pinto, Eric Segal, Jonathan Salvin, Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Retinal Detachment in a 40-Year-Old Man With Sturge-Weber Syndrome
A 40-year-old man presents with decreased vision 3 weeks after undergoing a 2-stage Baerveldt implantation. Ocular history shows Sturge-Weber syndrome, secondary glaucoma, and chronic retinal detachment. Examination showed a red glow of the fundus with shifting subretinal fluid and retinal detachment in the left eye, and retinal detachment and demonstrated homogeneous diffuse choroidal thickening in the right eye. What would you do next? (Source: JAMA Ophthalmology)
Source: JAMA Ophthalmology - May 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Current concepts on diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge Weber syndrome
Conclusions: Multimodal ophthalmological imaging facilitates diagnosis of DCH and lifelong surveillance is essential in patients.PMID:33843430 | DOI:10.1080/13816810.2021.1910963 (Source: Ophthalmic Genetics)
Source: Ophthalmic Genetics - April 12, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Martina Formisano Maria Chiara di Pippo Luca Scuderi Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh Source Type: research
Periodontal rehabilitation in a deaf patient with symptomatic epilepsy in Sturge-Weber syndrome - a case report
This article reports on a female patient who was referred to the Center for Dental Medicine at the University of Zurich. In addition to various secondary carious lesions, an apical whitening, two carious wisdom teeth and two extremely mobile molars in the third quadrant, the patient had chronic, localized advanced (stage III, grade B) periodontitis associated with systemic disease (deafness and Sturge-Weber syndrome). For two years, the patient was treated at the Department of Periodontology. Due to the strong bleeding tendency on the left side, facial localization of the naevus flammeus, the patient was partially referred...
Source: Schweizer Monatsschrift fur Zahnmedizin - April 1, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Manuela E Kaufmann Dominik A Oechslin Andr é Barghorn Patrick R Schmidlin Source Type: research
