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Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Known as: Angiomatosis, Meningo-Oculo-Facial, Syndrome, Sturge, syndrome webers 
A rare, congenital disorder that affects the brain, skin, and eyes. Abnormal blood vessel growth occurs in the trigeminal nerve in the face and the… (More)

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2013
Highly Cited
2013
Sturge–Weber Syndrome and Port-Wine Stains Caused by Somatic Mutation in GNAQ
From the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program (M.D.S., J.D.B., J.P.) and the Departments of Dermatology (B.C… (More)
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2008
2008
Sturge-weber syndrome: a unified pathophysiologic mechanism.
According to a new, unifying view of the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome and related syndromes, signs and symptoms all… (More)
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1995
1995
Sturge-Weber syndrome: age of onset of seizures and glaucoma and the prognosis for affected children.
Data were obtained on 171 individuals with Sturge-Weber syndrome via questionnaire and medical records. The age of the study… (More)
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1994
1994
Headache in Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Based on reports of headache in arteriovenous malformations and epilepsy, one would predict that the prevalence of migraine… (More)
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1993
1993
Sturge-Weber syndrome: study of 40 patients.
Forty patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome were studied over a 26-year period. The nevus flammeus was unilateral in 27 patients… (More)
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1985
1985
Facial port-wine stains and Sturge-Weber syndrome.
A retrospective study was made of 106 cases of facial port-wine stains. It was concluded that only patients with lesions located… (More)
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1984
1984
Glaucoma in Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Trabeculectomy specimens from three eyes with Sturge-Weber syndrome were examined histopathologically. Changes in the trabecular… (More)
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1979
1979
Hemispherectomy for Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Patients with Sturge-Weber disease who have the onset of seizures in infancy invariably face a progressively downhill course… (More)
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1976
1976
Sturge-Weber syndrome with bilateral intracranial calcification.
Four children affected by Sturge-Weber syndrome and demonstrating bilateral intracranial calcification are described, bringing up… (More)
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1970
1970
Sturge weber syndrome - A case report.
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Sturge-Weber angiomatosis is a rare, nonhereditary developmental condition characterized by a hamartomatous vascular… (More)
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