What is head and face hemangioma syndrome?

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Craniofacial hemangioma syndrome is a congenital disease involving the blood vessels of the face and brain. It is characterized by facial vascular nevus, epilepsy, intracranial calcification, cerebral vascular malformation and mental retardation. What is the head and face hemangioma syndrome to tell you about.

What is head and face hemangioma syndrome?

Nervous system symptoms: common seizures, can be accompanied by Todd paralysis, occurred in about 1 year old, antiepileptic drugs difficult to control; With the increase of age, intelligence often decreased; Hemiplegia and hemiatrophy may occur on the opposite side of facial hemangioma.

Skin changes: red wine flat vascular nevus (seen at birth) distributed along the range of the first branch of trigeminal nerve, can affect the second or third branch, serious cases spread to the opposite side, neck, trunk, a few in oral mucosa. Vascular nevus has clear margin, slightly higher than the skin, and does not fade when pressed. It may involve the forehead and upper eyelid with glaucoma and nervous system complications. Only the second and Third branches of trigeminal nerve are involved. The symptoms are rare.

Eye symptoms: 30% of the patients had glaucoma and exophthalmos (exophthalmos was caused by too high intraocular pressure before delivery), contralateral homonymous hemianopia (occipital lobe damage), congenital abnormalities (such as siphonic membrane defect and lens opacity), visual loss, etc.

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