Tuberous sclerosis presenting with hemorrhagic stroke.
BACKGROUND
Incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with tuberous sclerosis is rare, and in most of the cases it is associated with either underlying cerebrovascular malformation or hemorrhage into the subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.


METHODS
A 2-year-old boy presented with a hemorrhagic stroke, and subsequently diagnosed as a case of tuberous sclerosis.


METHODS
Detailed work-up for stroke did not reveal any definite etiology.


RESULTS
Weakness gradually improved. Follow-up neuroimaging showed resolution of hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinician must be aware regarding this rare presentation of tuberous sclerosis.
Departments of Pediatric Medicine and *Radiology, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata-700014. WB, India. Correspondence to: Dr Radheshyam Purkait, radheshyampurkait@gmail.com.
Radheshyam
R
Purkait
Sreyasi
S
Bhattacharya
Birendranath
B
Roy
Ramchandra
R
Bhadra
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis