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ArticleCureus2026

The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach in a Rare Case of Antenatally Diagnosed Tonne-Kalscheuer Syndrome.

Brittany Woody, Malek Asfar, Alexander Berra, Divya Chilukuri, Ruth Villarosa, Chandini Madeswaran, Cameron Friedman, Riya Kalra, Deepak Kumar, Rocio Moran and 1 more

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Brittany WoodyPsychiatry, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Malek AsfarPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Alexander BerraObstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Divya ChilukuriObstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Ruth VillarosaPalliative Care, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Chandini MadeswaranPathology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Cameron FriedmanGenetics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Riya KalraNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Deepak KumarNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Rocio MoranGenetics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Mariam YoussefPathology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tonne-Kalscheuer syndrome (TOKAS) is a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder with very few reported cases. We describe the case of a male neonate born at 27 weeks' gestation to a 41-year-old mother, with a diagnosis of TOKAS established antenatally through whole-exome sequencing after ultrasound revealed nuchal translucency, hydrops fetalis, structural cardiac abnormalities, and severe fetal growth restriction. The infant survived for nearly two hours after birth and was cared for and held by his parents and extended family. This case highlights the essential role of multidisciplinary collaboration, including maternal-fetal medicine, genetics, neonatology, pathology, and palliative care, in providing coordinated, compassionate, and family-centered care in the setting of a life-limiting fetal diagnosis. It also contributes to the limited literature on the prenatal presentation and perinatal course of TOKAS.

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holistic care for patientsmultidisciplinary care teampalliative managementtokastonne-kalscheuer syndrome

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PMID41658772
PMCPMC12882474

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