Tuberous Sclerosis
Autosomal Dominant Project
Who discovered this and when?
Signs and Symptoms:
- Hamartomaceous lesions of the brain, heart, kidneys, skin, lungs, and eyes
- Mental Retardation
- Siezures
- Autism
- Fibromas of finger nails and toe nails
- Pitted Teeth
- Dermatoligical lesions
Three symptoms that constitute a positie diagnosis of TSC are:
- Siesures
- Mental Retardation
- Adenoma Sebaceum
this is know as the clinical triad
Hamartomaceous lesions or hamartomas is known as tumor like growths which are referred to as tubers
Body Organs Affected:
- Brain
- Lungs
- Heart
- Kidneys
- Skin
- Bone
- Eyes
How does a Person receive the Disorder?
How often does this occur in the Population?
Is it more frequent among men or women?
Is it more common in one ethnicity?
What types of treatment(s) are given for someone who has this disorder?
- There is no cure to this disease
- But they sometimes will do surgery to remove the tumors in the brain
- They can also give medications to shrink the size of the tumors
What is the typical prognosis of someone with this disorder?
- Long-term prognosis for infants who are born full-term and do not develop non-immune hydrops is reasonably good.
- Developmental outcomes for infants who have TS will vary widely from normal intelligence to sever developmental delays
- They estimate that about 38% of children with TS have developmental delays and those who develop seizures within the first year of life are at an increased risk for mental disabilities
How is this Disorder Diagnosed?
- Doctors look for a group of symptoms to make the diagnosis.
- Many different tests will be performed by the medical team
- A physical exam
- An Ultraviolet light called a Wood's lamp will be used to find white patches that are hard to see
- A brain MRI may be performed
- An Ecocardiogram (ECHO, an ultrasound of the heart)
- A Kidney ultrasound
A suggested list of readings and/or Internet sources that may be of interest to the class:
- INFANTILE SPASMS & TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX
- LIVING WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS: STORIES OF LOVE AND HOPE
- TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX
- A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL TRIALS
- IN THEIR OWN WORDS: PERSONAL JOURNEYS WITH TSC
A Pedigree of Tuberous Sclerosis
Sources:
Works Cited
Our Health Topics: Tuberous Sclerosis. Children's Hospital Boston, 2011, 2011. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. <https://www.childrenshospital.org/health-topics/conditions/tuberous-sclerosis-tsc>.
Rhabdomyomas/tuberous sclerosis. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 2014. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. <http://www.chw.org/medical-care/fetal-concerns-center/conditions/infant-complications/rhabdomyomas-and-tuberous-sclerosis/>.
Tuberous Sclerosis. Medscape Refrence 2011 WebMD,LLC, 2011. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. <http://emedicinemedscape.com/article/1177711-overview>.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. <http://biologykenvon.edu/slonc/bio38/howell/tsc.htm>.