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JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
卷 114, 期 9, 页码 849-854出版社
ELSEVIER TAIWAN
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.02.008
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attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder; autism spectrum disorder; seizure; tuberous sclerosis complex
Background/Purpose: To clarify the relationship between neuroimaging findings, neuropsychiatric comorbidities, and epilepsy in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in Taiwan. Methods: Medical records from 32 patients with TSC were retrospectively reviewed, including mutational analysis, neuroimaging findings, electroencephalogram findings, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Results: Of these patients, six (18.75%) were diagnosed to have autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and 10 (31.25%) were diagnosed to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. In the latter patients, there were no differences in the regional distribution of tuber burden. In addition to a high prevalence of cystic-like tubers, tubers in insular and temporal areas were associated with ASD. Nonsense mutations in the TSC2 gene group had a correlation with autistic behavior. In 26 (81.25%) patients with a history of epilepsy, infantile spasms and partial seizures were the predominant type of epilepsy. Most of them developed seizures prior to age 1 year. Conclusion: ASD is a common comorbidity in TSC. Cortical tubers in the temporal lobe and insular area were associated with ASD. The presence of cystic-like tubers on magnetic resonance imaging may also offer a structural marker for ASD in TSC. Copyright (C) 2014, Elsevier Taiwan LLC & Formosan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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