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Phakomatoses
Neuro Module
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Medical
Graduate
12/30/2009

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Term
What is the inheritance pattern for sturge weber disease?
Definition
sporatic
Term
What is the inheritance pattern for all of the neurocutaneous diseases except sturge weber disease?
Definition
AD
Term
What neurocutaneous diseases presents with multiple peripheral nerve involvement?
Definition
Von recklinghausen's (NF1)
Term
What two clinical findings when found even alone would be diagnostic of NF1?
Definition

bilateral optic gliomas

 or

Plexiform neurofibromas

Term
A braided looking nerve root would be this type of clinical finding in NF1?
Definition
plexiform neurofibroma
Term
What might some NF1 patients have opposed to cafe au lait spots depending on penetrance of the disease?
Definition
axillary freckles
Term
What are lisch nodules and what neurocutaneous disease are they present in?
Definition
they are pigmented lesions of the iris and are present in NF1
Term
What is the most typical lesion of neurofibromatosis type 2?
Definition
bilateral acoustic schwanommas
Term
What chromosome is the defect in NF1 found on and what protein is defected?
Definition
chromosome 17 and neurofibromin
Term
What chromosome is the defect found on in NF2 and what protein?
Definition
Chromosome 22 and Merlin
Term
What disease is it common to have multiple meningiomas?
Definition
NF2
Term
What two chromosomes are associated with the defects in Tuberous Sclerosis?
Definition
Chromosome 9 (hamartin) and 16 (tuberin)
Term
What is the early skin lesion of tuberous sclerosis?
Definition
depigmented nevi
Term
What is the classic triad of tuberous sclerosis?
Definition
seizure, mental retardation, and skin lesions
Term
What disease presents with shagreen patch?
Definition
tuberous sclerosis
Term
What disease is associated with Rhabdomomas?
Definition
tuberous sclerosis
Term
What are adenoma sebaceum lesions?
Definition
they are actually angiofibromas
Term
What disease is associated with subungal fibromas and subependymal nodules?
Definition
Tuberous Sclerosis
Term
What is the chromosome associated with Von Hippel Lindau disease?
Definition
Chromosome 3
Term
What is the main clinical presentation of Von Hippel Lindau Disease?
Definition
Hamangioblastoma of retina, cerebellum, or spinal cord
Term
What type of carcinoma is strongly associated with Von Hippel Lindau disease?
Definition
renal cell carcinoma
Term
What disease is associated with hemangiomas in the trigeminal distribution of the face?
Definition
STurge Weber
Term
What side of the head in comparison to the port wine stain in Sturge Weber is the cortical lesion?
Definition
same side
Term
What disease has characteristis tram track calcification in the cortex?
Definition
Sturge Weber Disease
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