Sunday, June 24, 2007

Sturge Weber Syndrome with repeated convulsion and mental retardation


A boy of 5 years has a 'birth mark' over the forehead since birth. He had developmental delay of milestones and mental retardation. He had his first convulsion at the age of 6 months- generalised tonic clonic in nature and which had recurred off and on. He was prescribed at anticonvulsants at different times but couldn't take the medicine regularly because of poverty.

His x-ray skull was normal and CT Scan could not be done due to lack of money.

But the pink port wine stain, developmenatl delay, mental retardation and repeated convulasion all these conform clinically to Sturge Weber Syndrome.

Bdoza

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