Serial MRIs provide novel insight into natural history of optic pathway gliomas in patients with neurofibromatosis 1

Serial MRIs provide novel insight into natural history of optic pathway gliomas in patients with neurofibromatosis 1

Abstract Background Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are present in 20% of children with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) but are less frequently observed in adults. Our goal was to determine the natural history of OPGs in children and adults with NF1. Results We analyzed the features of OPGs and other intracr...

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Main Authors: Laura Sellmer, Said Farschtschi, Marco Marangoni, Manraj K. S. Heran, Patricia Birch, Ralph Wenzel, Victor-Felix Mautner, Jan M. Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Optic pathway glioma
Neurofibromatosis 1
Cohort study
Glioma
Adults
Children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0811-9

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