Pre- and postnatal imaging of early cerebral damage in Sturge-Weber syndrome

Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Nov;43(11):1536-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-013-2743-9. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Abstract

A case of prenatal diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome associated with polymicrogyria is reported. The diagnosis was based on a unique association with unilateral hemispheric gyriform calcification, focal hemispheric atrophy and white matter changes on prenatal imaging including ultrasound and MRI. Polymicrogyria, which is exceptionally associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome, is suggestive of and reinforces the hypothesis of early impairment of the cerebral microvasculature related to leptomeningeal angioma, which may lead to abnormal cerebral development as early as the second trimester of pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / diagnosis*
  • Malformations of Cortical Development / embryology*
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome / embryology*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*