Sturge-Weber syndrome without facial nevus.
An 11-month-old patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome with the absence of facial angioma and normal mental development is presented. Noncontrast computed tomography revealed left parieto-occipital atrophy with heavy gyriform calcifications. Axial T(2)-weighed magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of low-signal areas corresponding to the gyral calcifications evident on computed tomography. Contrast-enhanced T(1)-weighted axial and coronal images exhibited high signals in the left parieto-occipital cortical and subcortical areas, representing angiomatous malformations. The clinical appearance and pathologic features of the reported patient were compared with those of similar patients described in published reports.
Aydin
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Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Cakmakçi
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Kovanlikaya
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Dirik
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D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009506:Nevus; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed