TREATMENTS &
RESEARCH

Search the
latest
treatment
information
here.

Dr. Huntley's
Diagnosis
Checklist

Have a symptom?
See what questions
a doctor would ask.

Next Prev

Diseases » Tuberous sclerosis » Glossary

Glossary for Tuberous sclerosis

Ataxia Telangiectasia: A rare inherited childhood disorder involving progressive degeneration of the nervous system.
Behavioral symptoms: Symptoms of personal behavior.
Benign tumor: A tumor or growth that remains localized; not always harmless.
Bone cancer: Malignancy that occurs in the bone
Brain cancer: Cancer of the brain.
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Eye cancer: A malignancy that affects the eye
Eye lesions: Any lesion that occurs in the eye
Face symptoms: Symptoms affecting the face
Genetic Disease: Any disease that is handed down to oneself through the chromosomes of ones parents
Hypomelanotic disorder: Lack of pigmentation
Kidney Cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys
Kidney conditions: Any condition affecting the kidney organs.
Kidney stones: Stone-like calcium deposits in the kidney.
Mental retardation: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mental retardation, hypogonadism, diabetes and facial and skull abnormalities.
Neurocutaneous melanosis: A rare genetic disorder characterized by melanosis of the skin and central nervous system deterioration.
No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
Pulmonary fibrosis: A scarring condition that affects the lungs
Sclerosis: The induration or hardening of tissues
Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
Skin lesion: Lesions appearing on the skin.
Status epilepticus: A condition which is characterized by a continuous series of generalized tonic clonic seizures
Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive blood vessel growth, calcium accumulation inside the brain and seizures.
Tuberous sclerosis: A rare genetic disorder characterized by harmartomatous skin nodules, seizures, phakomata and bone lesions.