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5 Facts you should know about
Tuberous sclerosis complex
1
TSC causes a combination of symptoms including seizures, intellectual disability, developmental delay, behavioral problems, skin abnormalities, lung disease, and kidney disease
2
The physical manifestations of TSC are due to the formation of hamartia, hamartomas (benign growths such as facial angiofibroma and subependymal nodules), and very rarely, cancerous hamartoblastomas
3
3 types of brain tumors are associated with TSC: giant cell astrocytomas, cortical tubers, and subependymal nodules
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About 90% of people with TSC develop a range of neurodevelopmental, behavioral, psychiatric, and psychosocial difficulties
5
Around 80% of children under 2 years-old with TSC have at least one cardiac rhabdomyoma, and about 90% of those will have several.
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