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Presenting Symptoms of Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1999
The frequency and mode of presentation of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) was investigated at St Mary’s Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
J Gordon Millichap
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Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Involving the Brain and Spinal Cord [PDF]

Вестник рентгенологии и радиологии, 2021
Neurofibromatosis type 2 is a rare genetic disease that occurs with a frequency of approximately 1 in 50,000 newborns and is characterized by benign tumors, mainly bilateral schwannomas of the VIII cranial nerve.
O. A. Staroseltseva, N. V. Nudnov, M. L. Radutnaya, I. G. Shchelkunova, A. A. Yakovlev, A. N. Vorobyev, A. N. Kirchin   +6 more
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A case of neurofibromatosis type 1 with neurofibromatosis type 1-related and neurofibromatosis type 1-unrelated tumors: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene, resulting in a predisposition to multiple tumors.
Tabea I. Hartung, Qais Karimi, Lan Kluwe, Said C. Farschtschi   +3 more
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Meningioangiomatosis Without Neurofibromatosis Type 2

World Journal of Oncology, 2012
Meningioangiomatosis (MA) is a rare, benign hamartomatous lesion found in cerebral cortex and leptomeninges. It occurs mostly in 5 - 15 year old children in form isolated or diffuse; the diffuse form may be associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).
Marzi S, De Paulis D, Ricci A, Taddei G, Raysi DS, Coletti G, Maselli G, GALZIO, RENATO   +7 more
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Tongue schwannomas associated with neurofibromatosis type 2

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2018
Schwannomas are typically solitary benign neural tumors; however, multiple lesions associated with the rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) have been reported in some cases.
Harusachi Kanazawa, Hirotaka Sawai, Akihiro Kita, Nao Koide, Masanobu Yamatoji, Atsusi Kasamatsu, Katsuhiro Uzawa   +6 more
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Type-2 Neurofibromatosis Patient with Parasagittal Meningioma: A Challenging Airway

Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2022
The anesthetic management of a type-2 neurofibromatosis patient with a difficult airway is quite challenging. Such a situation tests the limits of the anesthesiologist's preparedness in maintaining the balance of the cerebral protection strategies and ...
Aparna Depuru, Amiya K. Barik, Kiran Jangra, Nidhi B. Panda   +3 more
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Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Presenting with Oculomotor Ophthalmoplegia and Distal Myopathy

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016
Neurofibromatosis type 2 usually presents with bilateral acoustic schwannomas. We highlight the rare presentation of neurofibromatosis initially involving third nerve.
Jessica Mani Penny Tevaraj, Evelyn Tai Li Min, Raja Azmi Mohd Noor, Azhany Yaakub, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam   +4 more
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A Bilateral Vestibular Schwannoma is Not Always Related to Neurofibromatosis Type 2. [PDF]

J Int Adv Otol, 2023
: Bilateral vestibular schwannomas are commonly diagnosed in patients affected by neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disease caused by a heterozygous mutation in the gene region encoding neurofibromin-2.
Abeshi A, Ferri GG.
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Diagnostic and therapeutic process of neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2 [PDF]

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Neurofibromatosis is one of the most common genetic diseases. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is divided into two genetically distinct subtypes, characterised by multiple skin lesions and tumours of the peripheral and central nervous 
Michał Leśniewski, Iwona Welian-Polus, Izabela Oleksak, Karolina Maliszewska   +3 more
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Neurofibromatosis type 2: Genetic and clinical features

, 1999
For decades, neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) was misclassified with the more common neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), until 1987 when it was found via genetic linkage analysis that the gene for NF1 was localized to chromosome 17 and the gene for NF2 was ...
Evans, Gareth; id_orcid, Evans, D. Gareth   +1 more
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