[Sturge-Weber syndrome. Findings in 22 infantile cases (author's transl)]. 1978

I Pascual-Castroviejo, and M C Roche Herrero, and J M López-Terradas, and V López Martín

Twenty two infants, 13 females and nine males, with Sturge-Weber syndrome are reviewed. Facial "nevus flammeus" is found to be located unilaterally in 13 cases and bilaterally in nine cases. Twenty infants presented seizures with generalized type being most frequent. E.E.G. alterations appeared in 18 cases. The I.Q. was normal in five infants although somewhat lower than the inferior limits of a normal I.Q. range. The major radiological alterations seen were an increased thickness of the skull cap; intracranial calcification (11 cases), unilateral in eight and bilateral in three; cerebral hemiatrophy (10 cases), arterial and venous hypoplasia and tortuosity in the entire extension of the carotid artery. One of the infants died with no apparent cause. This death cannot be attributed to the orignal syndrome. Computerized tomography offers early adequate data concerning the intracranial calcifications and cerebral hemiatrophy. Based on this study there does not seem to be sufficient motives to separate the Sturge-Weber and the Klippel-Trenaunay syndromes into two different entities.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006984 Hypertrophy General increase in bulk of a part or organ due to CELL ENLARGEMENT and accumulation of FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS, not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells (HYPERPLASIA). Hypertrophies
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007360 Intelligence The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.
D008297 Male Males
D010159 Palate The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT). Incisive Papilla,Incisive Papillas,Palates,Papilla, Incisive,Papillas, Incisive
D001927 Brain Diseases Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM. Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders,Brain Disorders,CNS Disorders, Intracranial,Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial,Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders,Encephalon Diseases,Encephalopathy,Intracranial CNS Disorders,Brain Disease,Brain Disorder,CNS Disorder, Intracranial,Encephalon Disease,Encephalopathies,Intracranial CNS Disorder
D002114 Calcinosis Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues. Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis
D002533 Cerebral Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Cerebral,Angiographies, Cerebral,Cerebral Angiographies
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children

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