Neuropsychiatric manifestations of tuberous sclerosis in a young man in a psychiatric hospital in Botswana: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), first described in 1880, is a disorder that affects multiple systems. Its symptoms include seizures, intellectual disability, and angiofibromas. TSC is caused by mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. The present report describes the case of a patient with an unusual psychological presentation who was evaluated in a psychiatric hospital. A man with poorly managed epilepsy was brought to Botswana's only psychiatric hospital. After clinical assessment, a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex was made, which was later confirmed through neuroimaging and genetic tests. Some of the patient's relatives also showed similar neuropsychiatric symptoms. Given that psychiatry may be the first medical conta

SUBMITTER: Chabalala WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788076 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature