Tuberous sclerosis (patient information)

Tuberous sclerosis
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Diagnosis
Treatment options
Prevention
Where to find medical care for Tuberous sclerosis?
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
Prevention
Tuberous sclerosis On the Web
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
Images of Tuberous sclerosis
Videos on Tuberous sclerosis
FDA on Tuberous sclerosis
CDC on Tuberous sclerosis
Tuberous sclerosis in the news
Blogs on Tuberous sclerosis
Directions to Hospitals Treating Tuberous sclerosis
Risk calculators and risk factors for Tuberous sclerosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Tuberous sclerosis is a group of two genetic disorders that affect the skin, brain/nervous system, kidneys, and heart, and cause tumors to grow. The diseases are named after a tuber- or root-shaped growth in the brain.