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ArticleTranslational neuroscience2018

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Clinical Spectrum and Epilepsy: A Retrospective Chart Review Study.

Sulaiman Almobarak, Mohammad Almuhaizea, Musaad Abukhaled, Suad Alyamani, Omar Dabbagh, Aziza Chedrawi, Sameena Khan, Hesham Aldhalaan

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Article in Translational neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sulaiman AlmobarakKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Riyadh, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad AlmuhaizeaDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Musaad AbukhaledDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Suad AlyamaniDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Omar DabbaghDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aziza ChedrawiDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sameena KhanDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hesham AldhalaanDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic neurocutaneous disorder, with heterogeneous manifestations. We aimed to review the clinical presentation of TSC and its association with epilepsy among Saudi population. This was a retrospective chart review study of 88 patients diagnosed with TSC with or without epilepsy. In 38.6% of patients, symptoms began before 1 year of age. The most frequent initial manifestations of TSC were new onset of seizures (68.2%), skin manifestations (46.6%) and development delay (23.9%). During the evolution of the disease 65.9% had epilepsy, 17% facial angiofibromas, 13.6% Shagreen patch, 18.2% heart rhabdomyomas and 12.5% retinal hamartomas. The genetic study for TSC diagnosis was done for 44 patients, 42 (95,4%) of them were genetically confirmed, for whom 13 patients had TSC1 mutation (29.5%), 29 patients were carrying TSC2 gene mutation (65.9%), Genetic test for TSC 1 and TSC 2 were negative for 2 patients (4.5%) despite positive gene mutation in their relative with TSC. The most common manifestations were central nervous system (predominantly epilepsy) and dermatological manifestations. Most of the patients develop epilepsy with multiple seizure types. TSC 2 mutation is more common than TSC 1 mutation.

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epilepsymanifestationsTSC1TSC2Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

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