Sturge-Weber syndrome: about a case

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) or encephalofacial angiomatosis is a rare neurocutaneous and congenital ocular syndrome. It can cause two malformations: congenital facial capillary planar angioma and leptomeningal venous-capillary angioma (most often parieto-occipital homolateral angioma). Neuroimaging,...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 36; p. 273
Main Authors Doumiri, Meriem, Labied, Mohamed, Salam, Siham, Laoudiyi, Dalal, Chbani, Kamilia, Ouzidane, Lahcen
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Uganda 12.08.2020
Subjects
Child
Drug Resistant Epilepsy - etiology
Hemangioma - etiology
Hemangioma - pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Sturge-Weber Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Sturge-Weber Syndrome - physiopathology
MRI
Sturge-Weber
planar angioma
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Summary:Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) or encephalofacial angiomatosis is a rare neurocutaneous and congenital ocular syndrome. It can cause two malformations: congenital facial capillary planar angioma and leptomeningal venous-capillary angioma (most often parieto-occipital homolateral angioma). Neuroimaging, in particular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), plays an important role in the diagnosis, ideally before the occurrence of neuro-ocular complications. We report the case of a child in whom SWS was suspected based on facial angioma and pharmaco-resistant epilepsy.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.273.24346