Full Description
Neurocutaneous Syndromes provides the most updated and comprehensive resource on the disorders that lead to the growth of tumors in various parts of the body, those caused by the abnormal development of cells in an embryo and characterized by the presence of tumors in various parts of the body and eyes, including the nervous system, and by certain differences in the skin.
The most common neurocutaneous syndromes include, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, ataxia-telangiectasia, and von Hippel-Lindau disease. Symptoms vary widely and while present early may not express until later in life.
As molecular medicine and genetic science is continuing to impact our understanding of neurocutaneous syndromes, this book also includes the latest molecular and genetic science.
Contents
Section 1 Introductory chapters
1. Genetics of neurocutaneous disorders: basic principles of inheritance as they apply to neurocutaneous syndromes - Mustafa Sahin
2. Phenotype/genotype correlations in epidermal nevus syndrome as a neurocristopathy - Laura Flores-Sarnat and Harvey B. Sarnat
Section 2 Neurocutaneous syndromes
3. Acquired neurocutaneous disorders - José Biller and Amre Nouh
4. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - David H. H. Gutmann and Jacqueline L. Anderson
5. Neurofibromatosis Type 2 - Gareth R. Evans
6. Tuberous sclerosis complex - E. Steve Roach and Monica P. Islam
7. Neurocutaneous melanosis - Monica P. Islam
8. Basal cell nevus syndrome or Gorlin syndrome - Thomas J. Geller and Srikanth Thalakoti
9. PTEN Hamartoma tumor syndrome - Charis Eng
10. von Hippel-Lindau disease - Russell R. Lonser and Prashant Chittiboina
11. Sturge-Weber syndrome - Anne Comi
12. PHACE(s) syndrome - Geoffrey Heyer
13. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia - Melissa G. Chung
14. Ataxia telangiectasia - Andreea Nissenkorn
15. Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum - E. Steve Roach
16. Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus syndrome - Laurence M. Boon
17. Fabry disease - Raphael Schiffmann
18. Hutchison-Gilford progeria syndrome - Leslie B. Gordon
19. Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis - Moise L. Levy and Catherine Massey
20. Incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome) - M Narayanan, Sampathkumar Rangasamy and Vinodh Narayanan
21. Hypomelanosis of Ito - Margie Ream
22. Epidermal nevus syndrome - Jeffrey Sugarman
23. Lipoid proteinosis - John McGrath
