Title of article
Painless Loss of Vision as The First Presentation of Undiagnosed Neurofibromatosis 1 in A Child
Author/Authors
PAUL، Siba Prosad نويسنده Specialty Trainee Year 8 in Paediatrics, Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, BA21 4AT, UK United Kingdom , , AHMED، Shameem نويسنده Consultant Neurosurgen, Gauhati MedicalCollege, Guwahati, 781032, India India ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی - سال 2015
Pages
3
From page
58
To page
60
Abstract
Objective
A 10 year old presented with painless loss of vision as the first manifestation
of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1). Clinical assessment detected diagnostic features
of NF1 and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan confirmed presence of
plexiform neurofibroma and bilateral optic pathway glioma (OPG). The child
was managed with chemotherapy which helped in improvement of vision.
Review of current literature recommends vision testing in diagnosed cases of
NP1 till 7 years of age; this is aimed at detecting visual impairments resulting
from a symptomatic OPG.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology (IJCN)
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology (IJCN)
Record number
2389458
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