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Transient Focal Leptomeningeal Enhancement in Sturge‐Weber Syndrome
Author(s) -
Shin Robert K.,
Moonis Gul,
Imbesi Steven G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2002.tb00132.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sturge–weber syndrome , ictal , magnetic resonance imaging , epilepsy , radiology , surgery , psychiatry
The authors describe a 36‐year‐old man with Sturge‐Weber syndrome who presented with focal seizures and subsequently developed a temporary post‐ictal hemianopia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrated focal leptomeningeal enhancement, which subsequently resolved.