Article
[Optic glioma in 3 patients with Recklinghausen disease].
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Mar 1995
Moro F, Cavallaro N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with neurofibromatosis demonstrate a very variable clinical picture with signs that are largely age dependent. Rarely a glioma is the first presenting sign of the disease. PATIENTS: Three patients with gliomas of the optic nerve and chiasm with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) were followed for 10-20 years. Clinical course and therapy are discussed. CONCLUSION: The correct diagnosis of exophthalmos,...
Topics
- Adult
- Child
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glioma
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Optic Atrophy
- Optic Chiasm