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.
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
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Aydin
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Cakmakçi
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Kovanlikaya
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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