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Sturge–Weber syndrome

a congenital disorder marked by malformation of meningeal blood vessels (hemi- or leptomeningeal angioma), a facial port-wine stain, glaucoma, and focal-motor seizures. Skin pigmentation may occur on one or both sides of the face or extend into the scalp area. Other features include muscle weakness, paralysis, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. Also called encephalofacial angiomatosis; Kalischer syndrome; Parkes–Weber syndrome; Sturge–Weber–Dimitri syndrome. [William A. Sturge (1850–1919) and Frederick Parkes Weber (1863–1962), British physicians; Vicente Dimitri (1885–1955), Austrian physician; S. Kalischer, German physician]

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ecosystemic approach

ecosystemic approach

an approach to therapy that emphasizes the interaction between the individual or family and larger social contexts, such as schools, workplaces, and social agencies. The approach emphasizes interrelatedness and interdependency and derives from diverse fields, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science. Family therapy in particular, has made use of this approach in designing interventions for complex families and systems. See also ecological systems theory. [developed in psychology by Urie Bronfenbrenner]