Francesca Cervi, Veronica Saletti, Katherine Turner, Angela Peron, Sara Bulgheroni, Matilde Taddei, Francesca La Briola, Maria Paola Canevini, Aglaia Vignoli
BACKGROUND: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are neurocutaneous disorders commonly characterized by neuropsychiatric comorbidities. The TAND (Tuberous Sclerosis Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders) Checklist is currently used to quickly screen for behavioural, psychiatric, intellectual, academic, neuropsychological and psychosocial manifestations in patients with TSC. We administered the authorized Italian version of the TAND Checklist to the parents of 42 TSC patients and 42 age- and sex-matched NF1 patients, for a total of 84 individuals, aged 4-20 years...
September 7, 2020: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases