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Sturge-Weber syndrome

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effect on nervous system

In nervous system disease: Neurocutaneous syndromes
Sturge-Weber syndrome is characterized by a large red (“port-wine”) overgrowth of blood vessels of the skin over the upper face and by a growth of the underlying brain. The latter may cause seizures, spastic weakness, and visual-field deficits.
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