Advances in the genetics and neuropathology of tuberous sclerosis complex: edging closer to targeted therapy

P Curatolo, N Specchio, E Aronica - The Lancet Neurology, 2022 - thelancet.com
Tuberous sclerosis complex is a rare genetic disease associated with mutations in the TSC1
or TSC2 genes, which cause overactivation of the mTOR complex. In the past 5 years …

Prevention of epilepsy in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex in the EPISTOP trial

K Kotulska, DJ Kwiatkowski, P Curatolo… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy develops in 70 to 90% of children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)
and is often resistant to medication. Recently, the concept of preventive antiepileptic …

Prenatal genetic considerations of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)

AN Talati, CM Webster, NL Vora - Prenatal diagnosis, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) constitute 20% of all
congenital malformations occurring in one in 500 live births. Worldwide, CAKUT are …

Tuberous sclerosis: current update

MX Wang, N Segaran, S Bhalla, PJ Pickhardt… - Radiographics, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a relatively rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous
disorder secondary to mutations in the TSC1 or TSC2 tumor suppressor genes. Although …

The neurodevelopmental pathogenesis of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

DM Feliciano - Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a model disorder for understanding brain development
because the genes that cause TSC are known, many downstream molecular pathways have …

A practical approach to prenatal diagnosis of malformations of cortical development

T Lerman-Sagie, I Pogledic, Z Leibovitz… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Malformations of cortical development (MCD) can frequently be diagnosed at multi-
disciplinary Fetal Neurology clinics with the aid of multiplanar neurosonography and MRI …

Early clinical predictors of autism spectrum disorder in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex: results from the EPISTOP study

R Moavero, A Benvenuto, L Emberti Gialloreti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is highly prevalent in subjects with Tuberous Sclerosis
Complex (TSC), but we are not still able to reliably predict which infants will develop ASD …

Is autism driven by epilepsy in infants with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex?

R Moavero, K Kotulska, L Lagae… - Annals of clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the relationship between age at seizure onset and
neurodevelopmental outcome at age 24 months in infants with TSC, as well as the effect on …

An update on the central nervous system manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex

JA Cotter - Acta Neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
The autosomal dominant disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is characterized by an
array of manifestations both within and outside of the central nervous system (CNS) …

Have epilepsy outcomes changed for children with tuberous sclerosis complex in Queensland, Australia?

M Braun, K Riney - Epilepsia, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Historically, epilepsy has been the most frequently presenting feature of tuberous
sclerosis complex (TSC). Advances in TSC health care have occurred over the past decade; …