title: Computerized axial tomography in the early diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: Tuberous sclerosis is characterized by epilepsy, mental retardation, and adenoma sebaceum. Computerized axial tomography (CAT) is a noninvasive laboratory test that can assist in the diagnosis of this syndrome radiologically. A positive CAT scan is often present before the calcifications are noted on skull x-rays and the pathognomonic cutaneous findings appear. Four cases of tuberous sclerosis are presented with their diagnostic CAT scan findings.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*