Neurocutaneous syndromes ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, interesting reading

[Guest guest]

Adolesc Med. 2002 Oct;13(3):495-509. Related Articles,Links

Neurocutaneous syndromes.

Dahan D, Fenichel GM, El-Said R.

Departments of Pediatics and Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo

Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-1284, USA.

Neurocutaneous syndromes are congenital or hereditary conditions that have

many features in common: hereditary transmission, involvement of organs of

ectodermal origin (nervous system, eyeball, retina, and skin), slow evolution of

lesions in childhood and adolescence, and disposition to fatal malignant

transformation. Except for Sturge- Weber syndrome, these major neurocutaneous

syndromes are genetically determined, although sporadic cases can occur. This

article

reviews the clinical features of the more common neurocutaneous syndromes,

including tuberous sclerosis complex, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome,

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and von Hippel-u disease.

Publication Types:

Review

Review, Academic