Identifier |
wh_ch38_p1861_2 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Management |
Creator |
John Kerrison, MD |
Affiliation |
Retina Consultants of Charleston |
Subject |
Neurocutaneous Syndromes; Phacomatoses; Tuberous Sclerosis; Management |
Description |
The various features of the TSC are treated individually. Patients with seizures can be treated with antiepileptic drugs with variable success. Cortical resection of epileptic foci is also an effective means of controlling seizures in selected patients. Patients with mental retardation may need special schooling and vocational training depending on the severity of retardation. The most severely affected patients usually require institutionalization. The ocular lesions rarely necessitate treatment, although portions of a calcified retinal hamartoma may break off and float freely in the vitreous, producing minor visual difficulties. Vitreous hemorrhage related to retinal hamartomas usually clears spontaneously. Rarely, vitrectomy is necessary to restore vision. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d53wfp |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186236 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d53wfp |