Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder with an incidence of approximately 1 in 4000. Cognitive deficits and academic learning difficulties are the most common neurological 'complication' of NF1 in childhood and can be responsible for significant lifetime morbidity
Neurofibromatosis type 1
β Scribed by Luis F Parada
- Book ID
- 114221780
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 286 KB
- Volume
- 1471
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-419X
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