Case Report

Vol. 29 No. 4 (1998): Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal

TUBEROZ SKLEROZ KOMPLEKSİ

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Sibel BENLİ
Ufuk CAN
Deniz SEÇKİN
Hakan CANER
Nur ALTINÖRS
Mehmet COŞKUN

Abstract

Background and Observation.­ Tuberous sclerosis complex is a hamartamatosis which mainly effects central nervous system, skin, kidney, liver and heart. The predominant neurologic manifestations are seizure and mental retardation. A 39­year­old female patient with late onset seizure and typical skin findings and her sons are presented and this clinical entity 13 reviewed with are emphasis on the importance of systemic family screening.


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