One Case of Tuberous Sclerosis occurred in Brothers.
- Author:
Kwang Min HAN
1
;
Ki Sik MIN
;
Jong Wan KIM
;
Ki Yang RYOO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Collage of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberous sclerosis
- MeSH:
Astrocytoma;
Biopsy;
Brain;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Intellectual Disability;
Male;
Seizures;
Siblings*;
Tuberous Sclerosis*
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
1998;6(1):155-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced one case of tuberous sclerosis occurred in brothers. Case 1 is 8-year-old male patient who presented seizure, mild mental retardation, subependimal nodule and Shagreen patch. Case 2 is 9-year-old male patient who presented adenoma sebaceum, Shagreen patch, subependymal gient cell astrocytomas. Diagnosis was confirmed by brain CT and biopsy. Brief review and related literatures were also presented.
