Sturge Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis)

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Identifier R1B1a
Title Sturge Weber Syndrome (Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis)
Creator William F. Hoyt, MD
Contributors Raphael Muci Mendoza, MD
Affiliation (WFH) Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California; (RM) Caracas, Venezuela
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. Optic disc is cupped due to elevated intraocular pressure. (Secondary glaucoma) Patient had a major ""port wine"" malformation on the right forehead. These patients have superficial cerebral angiomatoses with cortical calcification. Right eye. Pair with R1_B1b. Anatomy: Choroid. Pathology: Diffuse choroidal hemangioma; Glaucoma. Disease/Diagnosis: Sturge Weber Syndrome. Clinical: Port wine hemangioma of the face.
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 R1B1
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/s68s7mg9
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 189894
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s7mg9
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