Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Vascular Malformation - DermAtlas

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Anne Comi, MD

Diagnosis

Sturge-Weber syndrome vascular malformation

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head brain

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Sturge-Weber syndrome is defined by the presence of a facial portwine stain, ususlly in the distribution of the first branch of the trigemminal nerve, and ipsilateral leptomeningeal vascular malformation. The choroid of the ipsilateral eye may be involved leading to glaucoma.

Description

Gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome demonstrates a left sided leptomeningeal angioma

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11/22/2002 23:02:22

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