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This chapter reviews the clinical and imaging features of selected neurocutaneous diseases. The following conditions are included: Neurofibromatosis type 1, Neurofibromatosis type 2, Tuberous sclerosis complex, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Neurocutaneous melanosis, Basal cell nevus syndrome, Incontinentia pigmenti, Gardner syndrome, McCune Albright syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, Oculocutaneous albinism, Marfan syndrome, Menkes disease, Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, and Ataxia-telangiectasia. Additional neurocutaneous syndromes are included in Chap. 7.

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Tonsgard, J., Xiao, A., Ginat, D.T. (2019). Imaging of Neurocutaneous Diseases. In: Ginat, D. (eds) Neuroradiological Imaging of Skin Diseases and Related Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90931-8_3

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