STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME

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N., Pam M.S.
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In this disorder, meningeal blood vessels are malformed and pigmentation can be seen on two side of the facial skin. Other features may enlist contralateral hemiplegia, intracranial calcification, and emotional or behavioral disorders.

STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME: "Mental retardation can be taken as the example of Sturge weber syndrome."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BRUSHFIELD-WYATT SYNDROME
  2. OCULOCEREBRAL-HYPOPIGMENTATION SYNDROME
  3. TREACHER COLLINS SYNDROME
  4. SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
  5. FARBER'S LIPOGRANULOMATOSIS
  6. ANGIOSCOTOMA
  7. CARDIOVASCULAR (CV)
  8. SOTOS SYNDROME
  9. RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME (RSTS RTS)
  10. IPSILATERAL
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sturge-weber-syndrome/ (accessed April 3, 2020).
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