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Comment
. 2018 Oct 17:32:12.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-12.

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Early Diagnosis in Infants

Stephen L Nelson  1 , Brittani M Wild  1
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Early Diagnosis in Infants

Stephen L Nelson et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. .

Abstract

Investigators from the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Autism Center of Excellence Research conducted two concurrent prospective longitudinal studies to analyze the timing and pattern of clinical presenting symptoms of TSC in infants to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment in this specific population.

Keywords: Epilepsy; Infantile Spasms; Infants with TSC; TSC; Tuberous Sclerosis.

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  • Presentation and Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in Infants.
    Davis PE, Filip-Dhima R, Sideridis G, Peters JM, Au KS, Northrup H, Bebin EM, Wu JY, Krueger D, Sahin M; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Autism Center of Excellence Research Network. Davis PE, et al. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec;140(6):e20164040. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-4040. Epub 2017 Nov 3. Pediatrics. 2017. PMID: 29101226 Free PMC article.

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