A 10-year-old boy with mild mental retardation is brought to the physician by his parents because of a 2-week history of

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A 10-year-old boy with mild mental retardation is brought to the physician by his parents because of a 2-week history of

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A 10-year-old boy with mild mental retardation is brought to the physician by his parents because of a 2-week history of frequent staring spells Examination of the skin shows pale oval-shaped areas on the trunk. A CT scan of the head without contrast shows multiple calcified subependymal and cortical lesions. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?


A) Cysticercosis
B) Hyperparathyroidism
C) Metachromatic leukodystrophy
D) Oligodendroglioma
E) Tuberous sclerosis
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