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Tuberous sclerosis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Not provided.

Patient Data

Age: 16 years
Gender: Male

CT brain

ct

Single image from a digitized film demonstrates a faint focus of calcification on the ependyma of the left lateral ventricle, near the frontal horn. 

MRI brain

mri

MRI demonstrates multiple areas of high FLAIR signal in the subcortical white matter, as well as a number of subtle subependymal nodules. 

Case Discussion

This case demonstrates characteristic features of tuberous sclerosis. 

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