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Table 1 Reported cases of Sturge–Weber syndrome with intracranial hemorrhage

From: Sturge–Weber syndrome with intracerebral hemorrhage: a case report

Case no.

Author year

Age

Sex

Premorbid neurological status

Location of hemorrhage

Presumed etiology

Signs and symptoms

Outcome

1

Anderson and Duncan (1974)

32 years

Female

Normal

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Angiomatous malformation in the left basal ganglia and thalamic regions

Headache, Increased deep tendon reflexes, nuchal rigidity

Free of seizures and headaches

2

Pozzati et al. (1983)

9 years

Male

Epilepsy

Left parieto-occipital intracerebral hemorrhage

Left posterior cerebral artery aneurysm

Headache, hemiparesis, homonymous hemianopsia

Free of seizures, stable hemiparesis

3

Dolkart and Bhat (1995)

24 years

Female

Epilepsy

Left lateral intraventricular hemorrhage

Left venous angioma of choroid plexus

Acute repetitive focal seizures, postictal aphasia, homonymous hemianopsia

Poorly controlled focal epilepsy

4

Aguglia et al. (2008)

37 years

Female

Unilateral arm paresis, headaches

Left temporal hemorrhage

Left temporal angiomatous malformation

New-onset focal seizures, Todd’s paresis

Well-controlled focal epilepsy

5

Lopez et al. (2013)

20 months

male

Normal

Right subdural hemorrhage

Injury of the occipital region

Disturbance of consciousness

Free of seizures and stroke-like episodes

6

Nakajima et al. (2014)

2 years

Female

Epilepsy

Right thalamic hemorrhage

Obstruction of the superior sagittal sinus and right internal cerebral vein

Disturbance of consciousness, Hemiparesis

Rebleeding after 2 years

7

This case (2015)

62 years

male

Visual impairment in the right eye

Left thalamic hemorrhage

Obstruction of the superior sagittal sinus and left internal cerebral vein

New-onset headache, hemiparesis

Well improved hemiparesis