TABLE 3.
Symptom | Association with Greater Brain Involvement |
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Unilateral | Bilateral | P | |
Epilepsy | 185/221 (83.7%) | 41/51 (80.4%) | 0.57 |
Headaches | 94/166 (56.6%) | 1/31 (3.2%) | 0.40 |
Strokelike episode | 84/215 (39.1%) | 21/51 (41.2%) | 0.78 |
Symptomatic stroke | 22/202 (10.9%) | 7/48 (14.6%) | 0.47 |
Hemiparesis | 89/213 (41.8%) | 26/50 (52%) | 0.19 |
Visual field deficit | 92/197 (46.7%) | 24/38 (63.2%) | 0.063 |
Intellectual disability | 23/207 (11.1%) | 18/40 (45.0%) | <0.001 |
Learning disorder | 87/189 (46.0%) | 29/41 (70.7%) | 0.004 |
ADHD/ADD | 31/226 (13.7%) | 8/51 (15.7%) | 0.72 |
Autism spectrum disorder | 5/196 (2.6%) | 3/38 (7.9%) | 0.12 |
Behavioral disorder | 22/197 (11.2%) | 8/41 (19.5%) | 0.14 |
Mood disorder | 17/183 (9.3%) | 4/37 (10.8%) | 0.76 |
Strabismus | 19/210 (9.0%) | 3/48 (6.3%) | 0.78 |
Amblyopia | 36/211 (17.1%) | 11/44 (25.0%) | 0.22 |
Immune problem | 8/213 (3.8%) | 4/46 (8.7%) | 0.24 |
Growth hormone problems | 9/226 (4.0%) | 3/51 (5.9%) | 0.47 |
Puberty problems | 4/226 (1.8%) | 1/51 (2.0%) | 1.00 |
Thyroid disorder | 15/226 (6.6%) | 5/51 (9.8%) | 0.43 |
Glaucoma surgery | 65/224 (28.8%) | 31/50 (60.8%) | <0.001 |
Brain surgery | 24/146 (16.4%) | 1/35 (2.9%) | 0.052 |
Abbreviations:
ADHD/ADD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and/or attention deficit disorder
SWS = Sturge-Weber syndrome
Multiple associations found between patient history of Sturge-Weber syndrome symptoms/comorbidities and brain involvement extent.
Bold values indicates the significance of P < 0.01.