Type-II Sturge-Weber Syndrome and Comorbidity with Bipolar Disorder

• Main Authors: Sai Spoorthy Mamidipalli, Sangha Mitra Godi, Supriya Mahant, Puneet Kumar Soni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Annals of Indian Psychiatry
• Subjects: bipolar disorder; port-wine stain; sturge-weber syndrome
• Online Access: http://www.anip.co.in/article.asp?issn=2588-8358;year=2021;volume=5;issue=1;spage=83;epage=85;aulast=Mamidipalli

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder which was known to occur in 1 in 50,000 births with a triad of features including the port-wine stain on the face, glaucoma, and leptomeningeal angiomas. It is further divided into three types based on the regions involved. Here, we present the case of an 18-year-old male, Type II SWS with facial involvement since childhood who was presented with affective symptoms. The psychiatric manifestations ranging from symptomatic to a diagnostic presentation to be kept in mind which are often missed in the patients presented with SWS.