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Pract Neurol 2009;9:169-171 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2009.176628
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Acute hemiparesis in Sturge-Weber syndrome

  1. A Jung,
  2. A Raman,
  3. C Rowland Hill
  1. 1
    Specialist Registrar
  2. 2
    Consultant Neurologist
  3. 3
    Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, UK
  4. 4
    Consultant Neuroradiologist, Department of Neuroradiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, UK
  1. Dr A Jung, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK; Agam.jung{at}gmail.com

    Abstract

    A young woman, known to have Sturge-Weber syndrome, was admitted with headache and left hemiparesis. Neuroimaging showed chronic occlusion of the venous sinuses without evidence of acute thrombus formation, or a recent vascular event.

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