Tuberous sclerosis. Report of nine cases and a review

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1978 Dec;17(12):875-9. doi: 10.1177/000992287801701201.

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is characterized by epilepsy, mental retardation and adenoma sebaceum. Seizures and mental retardation were the presenting complaints in the nine cases presented here; however, a variety of clinical manifestations of the disease exist. Early diagnosis facilitates genetic counseling.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / etiology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Astrocytoma / etiology
  • Bone Diseases / etiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Eye Neoplasms / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / etiology
  • Retina
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / etiology
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / complications
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / epidemiology