Sturge-Weber Syndrome (definition)

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Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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Definition: A non-inherited congenital condition with vascular and neurological abnormalities. It is characterized by facial vascular nevi (PORT-WINE STAIN), and capillary angiomatosis of intracranial membranes (MENINGES; CHOROID). Neurological features include EPILEPSY; cognitive deficits; GLAUCOMA; and visual defects.

Other names Phakomatosis, Sturge-Weber; Neuroretinoangiomatosis; Syndromes, Encephalofacial Hemangiomatosis; Syndrome, Sturge-Weber-Krabbe; Syndrome, Sturge-Weber-Dimitri; Syndrome, Sturge-Weber; Syndrome, Sturge-Kalischer-Weber; Syndrome, Sturge's; Syndrome, Sturge; Syndrome, Encephalofacial Hemangiomatosis; Sturge-Weber Phakomatosis; Sturge Weber Syndrome; Sturge Weber Krabbe Syndrome; Sturge Weber Dimitri Syndrome; Sturge Kalischer Weber Syndrome; Phakomatosis, Sturge Weber; Neuroretinoangiomatoses; Meningofacial Angiomatosis Cerebral Calcification ; Meningo-Oculo-Facial Angiomatoses; Meningo Oculo Facial Angiomatosis

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Worster Drought syndrome	0	Dysarthria Intellectual Disability Bulbar Palsy, Progressive/congenital Sturge-Weber Syndrome.

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