The phakomatoses are neurocutaneous disorders arising from the abnormal development of cells of embryonic ectodermal and mesodermal origin. Although commonly involving central nervous system and cutaneous structures, these disorders can also involve the visceral organs, vascular system, and connective tissue. There are over 30 neurocutaneous entities, each with unique genetic and physical manifestations. Clinical diagnosis may be challenging, as the physical and imaging expressions of disease are variable and broad. Importantly, many affected individuals may present with less common manifestations of disease, and furthermore, less common disorders may be difficult to recognize. The goals of this educational exhibit are to: 1) Review the pathogenesis, genetic underpinnings, and clinical features of phakomatoses. 2) Emphasize lesser-known imaging manifestations of more commonly encountered phakomatoses (e.g., cortical dysplasia in NF2). 3) Detailed review of imaging manifestations of less common phakomatoses (e.g., Parry-Romberg syndrome). Covered conditions will include commonly encountered phakomatoses (neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2, tuberous sclerosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Von Hippel Lindau disease etc.), and less commonly encountered entities such as basal cell nevus syndrome and other phakomatosis groups such as vascular phakomatoses (e.g, hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia, PHACE syndrome, meningioangiomatosis, diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis); melanophakomatoses (e.g., neurocutaneous melanosis, incontinentia pigmenti); and overgrowth syndromes (PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes). Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2022 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2022

Authors: England Elizabeth, Snyder Elizabeth, Pastakia Devang, Pruthi Sumit, Sarma Asha

Keywords: Phakomatosis, Neurocutaneous disorder