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Neurocutaneous syndrome

MedGen UID:
82706
Concept ID:
C0265316
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Neurocutaneous Disorder; Neurocutaneous Disorders; Neurocutaneous Syndrome; Neurocutaneous Syndromes; Neuroectodermal Dysplasia Syndrome; Neuroectodermal Dysplasia Syndromes; Phacomatoses; Phacomatosis; Phakomatoses; Phakomatosis; Syndrome, Neurocutaneous; Syndrome, Neuroectodermal Dysplasia; Syndromes, Neurocutaneous; Syndromes, Neuroectodermal Dysplasia
SNOMED CT: Phakomatoses (78572006); Neuroectodermal dysplasia (78572006); Neurocutaneous syndrome (78572006); Phacomatosis (78572006); Phakomatosis (78572006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0042983

Definition

A hereditary syndrome affecting the central nervous system that is associated with lesions of the skin and retina. Representative examples include neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Sabeti S, Ball KL, Bhattacharya SK, Bitrian E, Blieden LS, Brandt JD, Burkhart C, Chugani HT, Falchek SJ, Jain BG, Juhasz C, Loeb JA, Luat A, Pinto A, Segal E, Salvin J, Kelly KM
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Aug;121:59-66. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.04.013. PMID: 34153815Free PMC Article
Sabeti S, Ball KL, Burkhart C, Eichenfield L, Fernandez Faith E, Frieden IJ, Geronemus R, Gupta D, Krakowski AC, Levy ML, Metry D, Nelson JS, Tollefson MM, Kelly KM
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jan 1;157(1):98-104. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4226. PMID: 33175124Free PMC Article
Wilson BN, John AM, Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Jun;84(6):1667-1676. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.105. PMID: 32771543

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sabeti S, Ball KL, Bhattacharya SK, Bitrian E, Blieden LS, Brandt JD, Burkhart C, Chugani HT, Falchek SJ, Jain BG, Juhasz C, Loeb JA, Luat A, Pinto A, Segal E, Salvin J, Kelly KM
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Aug;121:59-66. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.04.013. PMID: 34153815Free PMC Article
Sabeti S, Ball KL, Burkhart C, Eichenfield L, Fernandez Faith E, Frieden IJ, Geronemus R, Gupta D, Krakowski AC, Levy ML, Metry D, Nelson JS, Tollefson MM, Kelly KM
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jan 1;157(1):98-104. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4226. PMID: 33175124Free PMC Article
Randle SC
Pediatr Ann 2017 Apr 1;46(4):e166-e171. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20170320-01. PMID: 28414398
Klar N, Cohen B, Lin DDM
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;135:565-589. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53485-9.00027-1. PMID: 27432683
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074

Diagnosis

Sabeti S, Ball KL, Bhattacharya SK, Bitrian E, Blieden LS, Brandt JD, Burkhart C, Chugani HT, Falchek SJ, Jain BG, Juhasz C, Loeb JA, Luat A, Pinto A, Segal E, Salvin J, Kelly KM
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Aug;121:59-66. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.04.013. PMID: 34153815Free PMC Article
Tamura R
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 29;22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115850. PMID: 34072574Free PMC Article
Wilson BN, John AM, Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Jun;84(6):1667-1676. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.105. PMID: 32771543
Gonçalves FG, Caschera L, Teixeira SR, Viaene AN, Pinelli L, Mankad K, Alves CAPF, Ortiz-Gonzalez XR, Andronikou S, Vossough A
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Sep;50(10):1424-1447. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04721-1. PMID: 32734340
Randle SC
Pediatr Ann 2017 Apr 1;46(4):e166-e171. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20170320-01. PMID: 28414398

Therapy

Division of Biochemistry and Metabolism, Medical Genetics Branch, Chinese Medical Association, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Child Diseases and Health Care Branch, Chinese Association for Maternal and Child Health, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Rare Diseases Committee of Beijing Medical Association
Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2022 Feb 25;51(1):129-135. doi: 10.3724/zdxbyxb-2022-0164. PMID: 35576117Free PMC Article
Tamura R
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 29;22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115850. PMID: 34072574Free PMC Article
Sabeti S, Ball KL, Burkhart C, Eichenfield L, Fernandez Faith E, Frieden IJ, Geronemus R, Gupta D, Krakowski AC, Levy ML, Metry D, Nelson JS, Tollefson MM, Kelly KM
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jan 1;157(1):98-104. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4226. PMID: 33175124Free PMC Article
Wilson BN, John AM, Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Jun;84(6):1667-1676. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.105. PMID: 32771543
Ullrich NJ
J Child Neurol 2016 Oct;31(12):1399-411. Epub 2015 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/0883073815604220. PMID: 26459515

Prognosis

Randle SC
Pediatr Ann 2017 Apr 1;46(4):e166-e171. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20170320-01. PMID: 28414398
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Sudarsanam A, Ardern-Holmes SL
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2014 May;18(3):257-66. Epub 2013 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.10.003. PMID: 24275166
Nabbout R, Juhász C
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:315-21. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00037-3. PMID: 23622182
Gawel J, Schwartz RA, Józwiak S
J Cutan Med Surg 2003 Jan-Feb;7(1):61-5. Epub 2002 Oct 9 doi: 10.1007/s10227-002-1142-x. PMID: 12362260

Clinical prediction guides

Kampitsi CE, Nordgren A, Mogensen H, Pontén E, Feychting M, Tettamanti G
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2325482. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.25482. PMID: 37490289Free PMC Article
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Hernández-Martín A, Duat-Rodríguez A
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Recent systematic reviews

Kaspiris A, Vasiliadis E, Iliopoulos ID, Panagopoulos F, Melissaridou D, Lianou I, Ntourantonis D, Savvidou OD, Papadimitriou E, Pneumaticos SG
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Tucci A, Pezzani L, Scuvera G, Ronzoni L, Scola E, Esposito S, Milani D
Am J Med Genet A 2017 Mar;173(3):638-646. Epub 2016 Dec 25 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38054. PMID: 28019079

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