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Research Article| Volume 16, ISSUE 3, P257-259, May 1994

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Neonatal tuberous sclerosis presenting with intractable seizures

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      Abstract

      A 2-day old girl with status epilepticus, unresponsive to maximum pharmacological intervention, is reported. Findings of brain and cardiac lesions pointed to the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. One of the brain lesions was unusually large, occupying most of the right temporo-parietal lobe.

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