Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Early Diagnosis in Infants

Stephen Lewis Nelson; Brittani M Wild

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-12

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Early Diagnosis in Infants

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 32 (2018): Issue 0

By: Stephen Lewis Nelson and Brittani M Wild

Open Access

|Oct 2018

Abstract

Investigators from the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Autism Center of Excellence Research conducted two concurrent prospective longitudinal studies to analyze the timing and pattern of clinical presenting symptoms of TSC in infants to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment in this specific population.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-12 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 12 - 12

Submitted on: Sep 4, 2018

Accepted on: Sep 22, 2018

Published on: Oct 17, 2018

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

TSC,

© 2018 Stephen Lewis Nelson, Brittani M Wild, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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