title: Neurocutaneous disorders.
abstract: "Neurocutaneous disorders" is a catch-all phrase that includes all disorders involving both the nervous systems and the skin. These may range from disorders in which cutaneous findings are essential to diagnosis to those with less significant involvement of the skin. Because of the variety of disorders that involve the skin and the nervous system, this article reviews a few of the more essential diagnoses, and those with recent advancements in diagnosis and management. Many of these diseases are single gene disorders, for which the genes have been discovered in the past few years. The article is divided into sections, highlighting disorders transmitted by different inheritance pattern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Centers, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10025, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Barbagallo
authors.forename: Meghan S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kolodzieh
authors.forename: Nanette B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Silverberg
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D001478:Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009506:Nevus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology