Sturge Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis)

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Identifier R1B2
Title Sturge Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis)
Creator William F. Hoyt, MD
Affiliation (WFH) Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
Subject Phakomatoses; Sturge-Weber Syndrome; Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis
Description Sturge Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis); Color of the retina is deep red (sometimes called tomato catsup) due to a four fold thickening of the choroidal vascular bed. Glaucomatous cupping of the optic nerve. Striking retinal venous vascular anomalies on the disc and in the retina. Patient had a major ""port wine"" malformation on the right forehead. These patients have superficial cerebral angiomatoses with cortical calcification. Anatomy: Optic disc; Retina; Choroid. Pathology: Diffuse choroidal hemangioma; Glaucoma. Disease/Diagnosis: Sturge Weber Syndrome. Clinical: Port wine hemangioma of the face.
Date 1963
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Scanned at 2700 ppi on Nikon LS2000 and Nikon 8000 film scanners
Type Image
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide; 52a
Relation is Part of group R1B2
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1960. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s618642d
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 189896
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s618642d
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