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Arch Neurol. 2005;62:1928-1929.

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This 38-year-old woman was born with a cutaneous vascular nevus on the right side of her face and arm. Since infancy, she suffered from medically intractable complex partial seizures. Computed tomography evaluation revealed cortical calcifications (Figure 1) and enlargement of the right choroid plexus (Figure 1). There was right hemisphere cerebral atrophy with associated expansion of the right frontal sinus, thickening of the diploic space, and elevation of the petrous ridge (Figure 2).

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. Noncontrast computed tomography image of the head showing tram-track calcifications in the right parietal and occipital lobes.

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 2. Noncontrast computed tomography image of the skull showing expansion of the right frontal sinus, thickening of the diploic space, and elevation of the petrous ridge.

Sturge-Weber syndrome¹ is typically sporadic, occurring at a frequency of 1 per 50 000 live births. The cerebral pathologic abnormalities are characterized by abnormal development of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Shawn A. Corey, MD, PhD; Cormac A. O’Donovan, MD