Tuberous Sclerosis |
Bourneville Disease; Bourneville Phakomatosis; cerebral sclerosis; Epiloia; sclerosis tuberosa; tuberose sclerosis |
Tuberous sclerosis (meaning "hard swellings") is a rare genetic disorder primarily characterized by a triad of seizures, mental retardation, and skin lesions (called facial angiofibroma or adenoma sebaceum). This "classic" Vogt triad is present in 30-50% of cases; in particular, up to 30% of tuberous sclerosis reportedly have normal mentation. Tuberous sclerosis, along with Neurofibromatosis type I, Neurofibromatosis type II (a.k.a. MISME syndrome), Sturge-Weber, and Von Hippel-Lindau compr ...
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Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Adolescents with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) - Links to PDF File
- Brain Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tuberous Sclerosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Diagnostic and Surveillance Screening in TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Eye Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Facts for Teachers (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- FAQ's about Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Genes and Disease: Tuberous Sclerosis (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetics Home Reference: Tuberous sclerosis (Genetics Home Reference)
- Genetics of TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Heart Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Independent Living Options (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Kidney Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Living with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Lung Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Making the Most of Your Doctors Visits (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- My Child has Tuberous Sclerosis: A Brochure for Parents (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) - Links to PDF File
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Neuroimaging in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) - Links to PDF File
- Psychiatric and Behavioral Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Psychopharmacology and the Child with TS (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) - Links to PDF File
- Seizure First-Aid (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Skin Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Treatment Options for Skin Involvement (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (Medline Plus)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Tuberous Sclerosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
- Tuberous Sclerosis and Autism Spectrum Disorders (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) - Links to PDF File
- Tuberous Sclerosis and Your Baby (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Tuberous Sclerosis Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Updates in Tuberous Sclerosis Research (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)

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