Sturge-Weber syndrome (mnemonic)

Last revised by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈ on 6 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Munir M, Knipe H, Lokhandwala D, et al. Sturge-Weber syndrome (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-79973

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-79973

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/79973

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79973

Article created:

13 Jul 2020, Muhammad Asadullah Munir

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At the time the article was created Muhammad Asadullah Munir had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Jul 2022, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Radiopaedia Events Pty Ltd, Speaker fees (past)
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Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Mnemonics

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Synonyms:

STURGE CAPS

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

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Sturge-Weber syndrome (mnemonic)

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STURGE CAPS

8 Cs

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