The prevalence of pica in tuberous sclerosis complex

Patrick J. Morrison; Tara O'Neill; Rachel Hardy; Charles W. Shepherd; Deirdre E. Donnelly

doi:10.1186/s40064-015-0841-x

The prevalence of pica in tuberous sclerosis complex

Patrick J. Morrison
, Tara O'Neill
, Rachel Hardy
, Charles W. Shepherd
, Deirdre E. Donnelly

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Abstract

Background: Pica and Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are rare disorders. We carried out a population survey of pica in our TSC patient population.Findings: Pica was identified in four percent of cases of TSC. It was associated with adult onset or persistence into adulthood, epilepsy, severe learning difficulties and anaemia.Conclusions: Pica in TSC is a rare disorder and a coherent history may be difficult to obtain from patients. The prevalence of pica is likely to be underdiagnosed. Pica is a recognised feature in adults with TSC and prompt recognition of this disorder should allow better management of patients with TSC.

Original language	English
Article number	51 (2015)
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Springerplus
Volume	4
Issue number	51
Early online date	1 Feb 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-0841-x
Publication status	Published online - 1 Feb 2015

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Keywords

Northern Ireland population
Pica
Tuberous sclerosis

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