What are neurocutaneous syndromes?

Also known as: tuberous sclerosis (TS), neurofibromatosis (NF), Sturge-Weber disease

Neurocutaneous syndromes is a broad term for a group of rare neurological lifelong disorders that cause tumors to grow inside the spinal cord, brain, skin, skeletal bones and other organs. The most common ones in children are:

• Tuberous sclerosis (TS)
• Neurofibromatosis (NF)/Schwannomatosis
• Sturge-Weber disease

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM