Open AccessSTURGE-WEBER SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
R Janani,
Kiruthika Sivagourounadin,
A. Ravikumar,
A. Kumaresan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i3.22467
Subject(s) - hemiparesis , medicine , sitting , sturge–weber syndrome , calcification , physical therapy , pediatrics , computed tomography , atrophy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , radiology , pathology , angiography
To report a clinical case of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) 1 year 8-month-old male child reported to Saveetha Medical College, Physiotherapy Department presented with complaints of difficulty in sitting, standing, and walking. Computed tomography brain revealed unilateral calcification and cerebral atrophy on the right side. Physical diagnosis revealed the child had left hemiparesis with developmental delay. The child had a developmental delay with a motor developmental age of 2 months. As clinical manifestations of SWS are wide, it leads to multidisciplinary approaches. Physiotherapist’s knowledge is important for early diagnosis and to provide an adequate physiotherapy treatment.