Prenatal detection of cerebral lesions in a fetus with tuberous sclerosis

We report a newborn, diagnosed prenatally with both cardiac rhabdomyomas an d a brain tumor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of central nervous system (CNS) lesions detected prenatally in a child with tu berous sclerosis with term follow-up. At 36 months, the child has normal gr owth and is developing appropriately. Thus the finding of CNS tumors on fet al ultrasound examination can help in the prenatal diagnosis of tuberous sc lerosis but does not necessarily indicate a poor prognosis.