Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurological disorder marked by a distinctive port-wine stain on the forehead, scalp, or around the eye. This stain is a birthmark caused by an overabundance of ...

We report a patient with Sturge–Weber syndrome-associated diffuse choroidal haemangioma who developed serous retinal detachment shortly after starting topical bimatoprost. Cessation of ...

Children with Sturge Weber syndrome often develop seizures and migraines ... If a child has a port wine birthmark above the eye or in the forehead, they should visit a doctor.

but the visual acuity was 6/36 due to sub-retinal pigment deposition under the fovea following PDT (Figure 1). DS with intraoperative MMC was performed on a 24-year-old male with SW syndrome and ...

2) revealed mild focal encephalomalacia in the right occipital lobe with overlying leptomeningeal enhancement (A) and ipsilateral choroid plexus thickening and enhancement (B) consistent with ...

About Sturge-Weber Syndrome Sturge-Weber syndrome (encephelotrigeminal ... Other symptoms associated with SWS can include eye and internal organ irregularities. Each case of SWS is unique and ...

Gracie Sue Manley suffers from Sturge-Weber Syndrome. The congenital disorder ... She was born with glaucoma in one eye, but her vision is an impressive 20/40. As a baby, she also had debilitating ...

The most common symptom of Sturge-Weber syndrome is a port-wine stain on the face when the child is born. This usually occurs as a flat, red, or purple mark across the forehead and around the eye ...

P ort wine stains—capillary malformations on the skin—are the most visible manifestation of Sturge-Weber syndrome. However, up to 60% of babies with birthmarks in high-risk locations (forehead ...

Around 6 percent of children born with a port-wine stain on the face will have Sturge-Weber syndrome. If an infant has a stain on the forehead around the eye, there is a 26 percent chance that ...

More information: Chelsea B. Valery et al, Retrospective analysis of presymptomatic treatment in Sturge–Weber syndrome, Annals of the Child Neurology Society (2024). DOI: 10.1002/cns3.20058 ...