title: Hypomelanosis of Ito. Case report with involvement of the central nervous system and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of hypomelanosis of Ito in a ten-year-old black boy with mental retardation, epilepsy and abnormalities of the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres revealed by a computerized tomography is presented. This is the 41st reported case on this disease, a number of which have shown neurological signs. A review of the literature with emphasis on the neurological manifestations is performed.
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome