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Another condition distinguished by skin changes is Sturge-Weber syndrome, a rare vascular disorder characterized by abnormal blood vessels in the brain, causing angiomas, which can form a port-wine birthmark on the face; they also can develop in the brain, causing seizures.
Neurological diseases associated with skin signs include: Neurocutaneous disorders. Neuropsychiatric disorders and addictions. Disorders related to drug abuse. Neuropathic itch is also discussed in this topic.
In this article, we have categorized diseases with neuro-cutaneous manifestations under different headings, such as infections, metabolic diseases, connective tissue disorders, genodermatoses, nutritional deficiency, and the diagnostic criteria of some commonly encountered diseases.
12 lut 2019 · To describe diverse neurologic and neuroradiologic presentations of two rare, immunologically mediated skin conditions: Sweet disease and localized scleroderma (morphea). Core syndromes of neuro-Sweet disease (NSD) are steroid responsiveness, recurrent meningitis, and encephalitis.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition that causes changes in skin pigment and tumors on nerve tissue. Skin changes include flat, light brown spots and freckles in the armpits and groin.
Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder, distinctively marked by port-wine vascular macules and café-au-lait spots on the skin and eyes [52,53,54].
Neurocutaneous melanosis (NC) is a rare disorder that presents with congenital pigmented nevi and CNS involvement which can be characterized by leptomeningeal or parenchymal melanin deposition, but classically without malignancy in the skin or nonmeningeal organs.
