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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 28.
Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Jan;1184:87–105. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05117.x

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis complex

Major Minor
Cardiac rhabdomyoma Multiple pits in dental enamel
Cortical tuber Hamartomatous rectal polyps
Facial angiofibroma Bone cysts
Hypomelanotic macule Radial migration lines in cerebral white matter
Lymphangiomyomatosis Gingival fibromas
Renal angiomyolipoma Retinal achromatic patches
Retinal hamartomas “Confetti” skin lesions
Shagreen patch Multiple renal cysts
Subependymal giant-cell tumor
Subependymal nodule
Ungual fibromas

Definite TSC: Two major or one major plus two minor criteria.

Probable TSC: One major plus one minor criteria.

Possible TSC: One major or two minor features.