pediatrics
Sturge Weber Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs of Sturge Weber Syndrome
The port-wine nevus can vary in size and color, ranging from light pink to deep purple. Seizures occur in about 75 to 90% of patients and typically start by age 1 year. Seizures are usually focal but can become generalized. Hemiparesis of the side opposite the port-wine nevus occurs in 25 to 50% of patients. Sometimes the hemiparesis worsens, especially in patients whose seizures cannot be controlled. About 50% of patients have Intellectual Disability , and more have some kind of Overview of Glaucoma may be present at birth or develop later. The eyeball may enlarge and bulge out of its socket (buphthalmos). 