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tuberous sclerosis |
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tuberous sclerosis [′tü·bə·rəs sklə′rō·səs] (medicine) A familial neurocutaneous syndrome characterized in its complete form by epilepsy, adenoma sebaceum, and mental deficiency, and pathologically by nodular sclerosis of the cerebral cortex. Also known as Bourneville's disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Montana has been an ardent fundraiser for the Buoniconti Fund to cure paralysis, the Starlight Foundation, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and the United Nations Development Fund. Carly Manent was less than 3 months old when she started having seizures, leading her parents to take her to the doctor and learn she had tuberous sclerosis complex. 3,6,7) Rhabdomyomas of the heart are usually hamartomatous growths, and they have been associated with phakomatoses such as tuberous sclerosis. |
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