Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome with Hemimegalencephaly; Report of a Pediatric Case

authors:

avatar Younes Jahangiri 1 , avatar Azita Tavassoli 2 , avatar Hossein Esmailzadeh 2 , avatar Nasibeh Vatankhah 3 , *

Medical Education & Development Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Aliasghar Pediatric Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Medical Education and Development Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Jahangiri Y, Tavassoli A, Esmailzadeh H, Vatankhah N. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome with Hemimegalencephaly; Report of a Pediatric Case. Iran J Pediatr. 2012;22(1): 137-141. 

Abstract

Background: Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome (KTWS) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome. Hemimegalencephaly (HME) and seizure episodes have been reported previously in a few cases with KTWS.
Case Presentation: We report here a 3 day-old girl with partial motor seizures, extensive port-wine staining and mild structural deformities in the feet, and a hemimegalencephaly.
Conclusion: Occurrence of partial motor seizures in addition to bilateral lower extremities extensive port-wine staining is a unique feature seen in our case.
 

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