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A CASE OF STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME

, Daniela Trasca, Vlad Claudiu Stefanescu, , Inimioara Mihaela Cojocaru, · Romanian Journal of Neurology · 2015

Encephalo-trigeminal angiomatosis of Sturge-Weber-Krabbe-Dimitri is a rare hereditary sporadic facomatosis, characterized by the presence of angiomatosis of brain lining vessels, face and eye capillaries. We present the case of a 25-year old girl with a birth mark, an facial angioma localized in the territory of the right ophthalmic nerve, also since she had 4 months, she presents generalized tonic-clonic seizures, for which she is currently under treatment with Levetiracetam 1000 mg/day, Lamotrigine 100 mg/day, Valproic Acid 1500 mg/day and Clonazepam 2 mg/day. She was hospitalized because of the higher incidence of the seizures, despite the treatment that she performs. Physical examination revealed her facial angioma, a facial dysmorphism, gingival hypertrophy with sharp teeth, and she has an upper limb asymmetrical development. The neurological exam reveals central facial paresis, a rough motor deficit on her left side, increased tendon reflexes on the left side, left limb ataxia, and a minor cognitive disorder. The cerebral CT identified cortical asymmetry with right frontal atrophy, gyriform calcifications and frontal hyperostosis. The brain MRI showed hemihypotrophia of the r

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