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Sturge-Weber Syndrome
edited by John B. Bodensteiner, MD, and E. Steve Roach, MD, 90 pp, with illus, $49.95, ISBN 0-9670484-0-0, Mt Freedom, NJ, Sturge-Weber Foundation, 1999.
Arch Neurol. 2000;57:1656.
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This book provides a comprehensive compilation of current knowledge about Sturge-Weber syndrome and serves as a useful reference for pediatric and adult neurologists, neurosurgeons, ophthalmologists, and parents of those affected by this uncommon neurocutaneous disorder.
Concisely written chapters cover common clinical problems, such as epilepsy and neurological and visual impairment. I found the chapters on ophthalmology and neuroimaging particularly useful. When the book is used as a reference source, the reader may not notice the repetitious background material, which allows each chapter to stand alone.
The book contains practical information about managing this difficult disorder. The final chapter, on psychosocial issues, which often prove to be the most challenging aspect of this and other disabilities, should be especially helpful to direct care providers and families.
If the editors were set on providing a concise, comprehensive, easy-to-read review of Sturge-Weber syndrome, they realized their ambition. A neurologist's library will be incomplete . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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