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New Onset of Seizures Leading to the Delayed Diagnosis of Sturge-Weber Syndrome in Adulthood: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), also called encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a congenital neurocutaneous disorder. It is characterized by facial and leptomeningeal angiomas as well as neurologic symptoms such as seizures and learning disabilities. We report a case of a 31-year-old male patient who presented with a history consistent with focal seizures. He was found to have a cutaneous angioma (port-wine stain) in the left temporoparietal region. CT brain revealed characteristic curvilinear calcification in the left tempoparietal cortex. The lack of tonic-clonic seizures and the pattern of his port-wine stain may have possibly delayed the diagnosis well into adulthood.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.88825

Authors: Mumin Idris, Muskaan Bhagchandani, Kiran Kumar, Elmunzer A Ibrahim

Institution: Hamad Medical Corporation

Language: English

Topic: Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412672850