Sturge- Weber Syndrome : A Case with Choroid Plexus Hemangioma

Authors

  • Pradit Chaiyabud Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand
  • Sirirat Kittiwongsopon Department of Radiology, Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand
  • Puripakorn Pakdirat Department of Pathology, Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand

Abstract

                   Sturge-Weber syndrome (encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis) is an uncommon neurocutaneous disorder. Not many cases of this syndrome have been under the care of neurosurgeons. The syndrome is characterized principally by facial and leptomeningeal angiomas. Hemorrhage from intracranial angiomas in this syndrome is rare. In contrast, epilepsy occurred in nearly every published case. The only known indication for neuro surgical management is to control intractable seizures. This report describes a case of Sturge-Weber syndrome who presented with clinical subarachnoid hemorrhage. The angioma involving the choroid plexus, which was a probable cause of Ieakage, was demonstrated by computed tomography and surgical removal was performed. Histologic examination revealed a hemangioma of the cavernous type. The literature was reviewed.

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2005-06-30

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Chaiyabud P, Kittiwongsopon S, Pakdirat P. Sturge- Weber Syndrome : A Case with Choroid Plexus Hemangioma. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];26(2):60-4. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/242172

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2005): April - June

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