pediatrics
Sturge Weber Syndrome
Key Points
Sturge-Weber syndrome is a congenital vascular disorder characterized by a facial port-wine nevus, a leptomeningeal angioma, and neurologic complications. Seizures occur in about 75 to 90% of patients and typically start by age 1 year. About 50% of patients have Intellectual Disability , and more have some kind of Diagnose by noting the characteristic port-wine nevus and performing brain imaging to check for a leptomeningeal angioma. Treat symptomatically and with low-doseaspirinto help prevent strokes. 