Neuroimaging In Tuberous Sclerosis

ABSTRACT

Tuberous sclerosis is a rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome. The diagnosis is on the basis of diagnostic criteria applied to clinical findings classical triad of epilepsy, mental retardation, and adenoma sebaceum. Cardiac rhabdomyoma, renal angiomyolipoma, and neurologic involvement comprises of cortical or subependymal tubers and white matter abnormalities are the common radiologic findings, these will give strong evidence for suspecting tuberous sclerosis. accurate imaging differentiation of diagnosis and localization of tubers and is helpful for treatment.