[The skin as an expression of neurological alterations in the neonate].
The skin is involved in many different genetic syndromes and diseases with multiple organ involvement. Neurodevelopmental disorders appear in many of these entities and knowledge of these cutaneous alterations may provide clues to their diagnosis. Recognizing these skin disorders in the newborn allows early identification of neonates with a biological risk of epilepsy and motor and/or cognitive disorders and enables them to be followed up. This helps to plan the management of these patients and, in many entities, to predict their natural history and provide genetic counseling to the family. This review examines the cutaneous signs that may provide important clues in the neonate that help to identify entities that carry a risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the neonate.
García-Alix Pérez
A
A
Departamento de Pediatría, Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28036 Madrid, España. alfredoalix@terra.es
de Lucas Laguna
R
R
Quero Jiménez
J
J
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology