Sturge-Weber syndrome: CT and MRI illustrations.
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To cite: Ragupathi S, Reddy AK, Jayamohan AE, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014205743 DESCRIPTION A three-and-half-year-old child with developmental delay presented to the paediatric department with a 2-day history of high-grade fever with chills and rigours. There was associated weakness of the right upper and lower limbs with an episode of seizure that lasted for 10 min. The child was known to have seizures from 8 months of age and was on anticonvulsant treatment, which was stopped 3 months earlier. Clinical examination revealed macrocephaly, port-wine stains on the left half of the body and reduced tone in right upper and lower limbs. CT and MRI of the brain revealed subcortical calcifications depicting ‘tram-track’-like appearance in the
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- BMJ case reports
دوره 2014 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014