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Case Reports
. 1992 Oct;121(4):584-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81151-5.

Emergence of optic pathway gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 after normal neuroimaging results

R Listernick  1 , J Charrow, M Greenwald
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Case Reports

Emergence of optic pathway gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 after normal neuroimaging results

R Listernick et al. J Pediatr. 1992 Oct.

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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