Forehead plaque: A cutaneous marker of CNS involvement in tuberous sclerosis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Rama Rao, G ^a,b   Krishna Rao, P ^a   Gopal, K V T ^a   Kumar, Y ^a   Ramachandra, B ^a  

^a ANDHRA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Gopal Sadan D No: 15 1 2C   (India)

Author keywords

Central nervous system manifestations; Fibrotic forehead plaque; Tuberous sclerosis complex

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOREHEAD; GENODERMATOSIS; GIANT CELL; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 38349070302     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.38403     Document Type: Article

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