Unusual radiological presentation of tuberous sclerosis complex with leptomeningeal angiomatosis associated with a hypomorphic mutation in the TSC2 gene

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Contributors

  • Georgia Ramantani - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics (Author)
  • Pascal Niggemann - , Private practice for upright magnetic resonance imaging Cologne (Author)
  • Gabriele Hahn - , Institute and Polyclinic of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Author)
  • Andrea Näke - , Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Raimund Fahsold - , MVZ Mitteldeutscher Praxisverbund Humangenetk GmbH Dresden (Author)
  • Ae Min Lee-Kirsch - , Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex is an autosomal dominant disorder affecting primarily the central nervous system, skin, and kidney caused by mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes. Diagnosis is established with the identification of various neurocutaneous symptoms and multiple organ system hamartomas. The authors report on a 9-year-old patient with episodes of vertigo and headache followed by full spontaneous recovery. There was no history of seizures, mental retardation, or other neurologic sequelae, and psychomotor development was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed pial angiomatosis of the left cerebellum and calcifications in the left parieto-occipital lobe consistent with the diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome. At the age of 13, multiple renal angiomyolipomas and a single hypomelanotic macule were found, and subsequent imaging revealed several cortical tuberi. The diagnosis was confirmed by sequence analysis, which identified a novel missense mutation p.Ala460Thr in exon 13 of the TSC2 gene. Thus, mild tuberous sclerosis due to a hypomorphic mutation in TSC2 may present with isolated leptomeningeal angiomatosis.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-337
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of child neurology
Volume24
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 19258292

Keywords

Keywords

  • Leptomeningeal angiomatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Tuberous sclerosis complex, Vertigo