ArticleCurrent treatment options in neurology2013
Sturge-weber syndrome.
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- Cognitive impairment patterns and associated clinical and imaging characteristics in young patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome.Brain & development · 2026Article
- Unilateral port wine stain on the face: a case report and review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2026Review
- Ophthalmic screening in phakomatoses.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Accidental finding of Sturge-Weber syndrome presented to the emergency department with persistent seizures: an unusual case report from Somalia.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Hemispherotomy for drug-resistant epilepsy in bilateral Sturge-Weber syndrome: illustrative cases.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Hippocampal sclerosis in association with Sturge-weber syndrome: An intertwining of 2 epileptogenic lesions.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- New Trigger for Stroke-like Episode in Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sturge-Weber syndrome secondary glaucoma: From Pathogenesis to Treatment.Eye and vision (London, England) · 2025Review
- Multidisciplinary, multicenter consensus for the care of patients affected with Sturge-Weber syndrome.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
- Novel Presentation of Sturge-Weber Syndrome in a Boy With a Port-Wine Birthmark.Case reports in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Sturge-Weber syndrome: an update for the pediatrician.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2024Review
- Capillary malformations.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2024Review
- Neurological function and drug-refractory epilepsy in Sturge-Weber syndrome children: a retrospective analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Sturge-Weber syndrome: updates in translational neurology.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
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- A novel somatic mutation in GNAQ in a capillary malformation provides insight into molecular pathogenesis.Angiogenesis · 2022Article
- Sturge-Weber syndrome: an update on the relevant issues for neurosurgeons.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Review
- Migraine as a Stroke Mimic and as a Stroke Chameleon.Current pain and headache reports · 2019Review
- Extracutaneous manifestations in phacomatosis cesioflammea and cesiomarmorata: Case series and literature review.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2019Review
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opinion statementWe try to see the babies prior to the onset of symptoms so that their parents can receive anticipatory guidance regarding seizures and how to recognize and respond to them and so that proper referrals to ophthalmology can be made. If there is any concern on history, exam, or EEG then we obtain a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast. If presymptomatic diagnosis of brain involvement is made then treatment with low-dose aspirin is offered and if the brain involvement is extensively bilateral then an anticonvulsant such as levetiracetam is offered as well. Seizures are treated aggressively with a goal of obtaining and maintaining complete seizure suppression as much as possible often with a combination of low-dose aspirin and two anticonvulsants such as levetiracetam and oxcarbazepine. For many patients, this will provide adequate control of their seizures and stroke-like episodes. If the patient fails medical management and seizures are regular and accompanied by plateaued development, significant hemiparesis and visual field deficit and the patient is unilaterally involved and a surgical candidate then surgical management is urged. When the seizures are less regular, little or no hemiparesis or visual field deficit exist, and development is reasonable then this decision is more difficult. For bilaterally involved patients surgery is usually not a good option unless seizures are very severe and mostly coming from one side. Other therapeutic options include the ketogenic/Atkins diet and vagal nerve stimulator although in our experience these usually do not result in cessation of seizures. Endocrine problems occur with increased frequency and must be treated when they are present. The recent discovery of the somatic mutation causing Sturge-Weber syndrome holds promise for new treatment options in the future.
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