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18 sie 2024 · Sturge-Weber syndrome, also known as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis or encephalofacial angiomatosis, is a phakomatosis characterized by facial port-wine nevus (capillary malformation) and pial angiomas.
10 lis 2014 · Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome, usually sporadic in nature, which is a result of occlusion/stasis of the persistent fetal vasculature resulting in cortical anoxia. 1 It is characterised by facial port-wine stain, leptomeningeal angiomatosis, congenital glaucoma, intractable epilepsy and progressive mental ...
This article addresses the most updated techniques for MRI imagining in Sturge-Weber syndrome. It is important to understand these methods in order to accurately diagnose brain involvement and to prescribe treatment options accordingly.
7 sty 2002 · Ocular enhancement represents choroidal haemangiomas, which are known to occur in Sturge-Weber syndrome. MR examination of the choroidal haemangiomas shows thickening of the posterior wall of the globe on unenhanced T1-weighted images and abnormal signal on proton density–weighted images.
20 paź 2022 · Study by Dymerska et al 24 suggests that size of facial PWB correlates with neurological severity ratings for patients ages 6 and above with SWS brain involvement. The size and location of PWB in combination with brain MRI images can be helpful in predicting the severity of neurological dysfunction.
Clinical examination revealed macrocephaly, port-wine stains on the left half of the body and reduced tone in right upper and lower limbs. CT and MRI of the brain revealed subcortical calcifications depicting ‘tram-track’-like appearance in the left …
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.
