Some key findings pertaining to Sturge-Weber syndrome may be recalled using the following mnemonics:
STURGE CAPS
8 Cs
Mnemonics
STURGE CAPS
S: seizures, sporadic
T: tram-track gyriform calcification; trigeminal territory port-wine stain
U: unilateral weakness (hemiparesis contralateral to facial nevus)
R: retardation
G: glaucoma, GNAQ gene
E: epilepsy
C: calvarial thickening, choroid plexus enlargement
A: atrophy of ipsilateral cerebral hemisphere
P: pial angiomatosis
S: sinus (paranasal) enlargement
8 Cs
congested veins in pial angiomatosis
cerebral atrophy
cortical tram track calcification
cavernous sinus enlargement
choroid plexus enlargement
calvarial thickening
choroidal hemangioma in the eye
cutaneous port-wine stain