TY - JOUR T1 - Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre and brain calcification: is there a pathogenic relationship? JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 193 LP - 195 VL - 30 IS - 1 AU - Diana Elsa Flores-Alvarado AU - Jorge A Esquivel-Valerio AU - Mario Garza-Elizondo AU - Luis R Espinoza Y1 - 2003/01/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/1/193.abstract N2 - Extracutaneous calcifications are rare in scleroderma and related conditions. We describe a female patient with linear scleroderma en coup de sabre and a longstanding clinical history of tonic and clonic convulsions. Radiographic study showed extensive cerebral calcifications in the right occipital hemisphere, homolateral to the involved side of her face. This report further suggests a relationship between localized scleroderma and neurological manifestations. Brain imaging studies should be routinely performed in scleroderma patients exhibiting neurological manifestations, especially seizure disorder. ER -