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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Neonatal Seizures

Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Ted Tasch, MD

Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Michel Sylvain, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Laval University, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

Jean-Pierre Farmer, MD

Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Augustin M. O'Gorman, MD

Department of Radiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada

Michael I. Shevell, MDCM

Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatrics

Tuberous sclerosis complex is a multisystemic neurocutaneous disorder, manifesting variably during infancy and childhood that remains poorly described in neonates. When described in this population, tuberous sclerosis complex is most commonly associated with cardiac rhabdomyomas and brain tumors, but is rarely mentioned as an etiology for neonatal seizures. We report two children with tuberous sclerosis presenting for neonatal seizures. Neuroimaging findings of neonatal tuberous sclerosis complex are discussed. Given the absence of many of the traditional stigmata of tuberous sclerosis complex in the neonate, seizures should be considered an important presenting feature of this disorder in this particular age group. (J Child Neurol 1998;13:619-623).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 13, No. 12, 619-623 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389801301205


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