STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME: CASE REPORT
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The Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome with a low incidence in children. Usually it shows as a nevus flammeus with a typical distribution of ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve with leptomeningeal angiomatosis and glaucoma, we may add to this, calcinosis in the occipital and frontoparietal region, seizures, headaches, transient neurological stroke-like episodes and progressive cognitive impairment.
We present the case of a 59-years-old male who went to the emergency department with history of a convulsive event followed by coffee ground vomiting. During his hospitalizationa brain tomography was performed, which showed intracerebral calcinosis and along with the findings of the physical examination, made the diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome.
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