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The '''neurocutaneous syndromes''' are a group of syndromes that involve the skin and nervous system.
The '''neurocutaneous syndromes''' (also called ''Phakomatoses'' from greek φακός, ''phakos'', "spot, lens", suffix-(o)ma (-ωμα) and the suffix -osis) are a group of syndromes that involve the skin and nervous system in variable severity.<ref name="Rook(FRCP.)2004">{{cite book|author1=Arthur Rook|author2=Tony Burns (FRCP.)|title=Rook's textbook of dermatology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=t2tERO4tAg8C&pg=SA5-PA69|accessdate=27 October 2010|year=2004|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-0-632-06429-8|pages=5–}}</ref>


It includes:<ref>URL: [http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html]. Accessed on: 6 October 2010.</ref>
It includes:<ref>URL: [http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html]. Accessed on: 6 October 2010.</ref>
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* [[Sturge-Weber syndrome]].
* [[Sturge-Weber syndrome]].
* [[Neurofibromatosis]].
* [[Neurofibromatosis]].
* [[Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome]]
* [[Cowden syndrome]]
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* Skin and brain have a common [[ectoderm]]al origin.


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