Unusual radiological presentation of tuberous sclerosis complex with leptomeningeal angiomatosis associated with a hypomorphic mutation in the TSC2 gene

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-337

  Ramantani, Georgia ^a   Niggemann, Pascal ^c   Hahn, Gabriele ^b   Näke, Andrea ^a   Fahsold, Raimund ^d   Lee Kirsch, Ae Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Gemeinschaftspraxis B Prager and A Junge ^*  (Germany)

^d Gemeinschaftspraxis B Prager and A Junge   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leptomeningeal angiomatosis; Sturge Weber syndrome; Tuberous sclerosis complex; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

TUBERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; HEADACHE; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEPTOMENINGEAL ANGIOMATOSIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VERTIGO;

BRAIN; CHILD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 62149102931     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808323021     Document Type: Article

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