Emergence of Optic Pathway Gliomas in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 After Normal Neuroimaging Results

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Journal J Pediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1992 Oct 1

PMID 1403395

Citations 5

Authors

R Listernick

J Charrow

M Greenwald

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Abstract

We report the appearance of gliomas of the optic nerve or chiasm in four young children with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose previous neuroimaging studies showed no abnormalities; the age range of the children was 1 year 8 months to 5 years 9 months at the time the tumors were detected. Normal neuroimaging findings in an infant or young child with neurofibromatosis type 1 does not provide assurance that the optic nerves and chiasm will remain healthy.

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