Optic gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1
โ Scribed by A. M. Lund; F. Skovby
- Book ID
- 105411716
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 150
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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Optic pathway gliomas and brainstem gliomas are the predominant intracranial neoplasms associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Before the past 15 years, studies of optic pathway gliomas in NF1 were hampered by the inaccurate diagnosis of NF1, the unavailability of noninvasive neuroimaging te
## Abstract Optic pathway glioma (OPG), seen in 15% to 20% of individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), account for significant morbidity in young children with NF1. Overwhelmingly a tumor of children younger than 7 years, OPG may present in individuals with NF1 at any age. Although many OPG