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Tuberous sclerosis: Case study of early seizure control and subsequent normal development

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This case study presents the history of a child diagnosed with severe tuberous sclerosis (TS) with an original prognosis of severe to profound mental retardation. Infantile spasms and seizures were eventually controlled, and with educational and therapeutic intervention, this child progressed until she was functioning within normal limits by age 4. This paper presents the position that early diagnosis, early seizure control, and early multidisciplinary intervention are crucial in reducing the poor prognosis in such cases.

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  1. San Francisco State University, USA

    Vera W. Lane

  2. Santa Rosa Speech and Hearing Services, Inc., USA

    John M. Samples

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Lane, V.W., Samples, J.M. Tuberous sclerosis: Case study of early seizure control and subsequent normal development. J Autism Dev Disord 14, 423–427 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02409832

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