Spontaneous improvement of optic pathway lesions in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-209

  Rossi, L N ^a,c   Triulzi, F ^b   Parazzini, C ^b   Maninetti, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

MRI; Neurofibromatosis 1; Optic glioma; Optic pathway glioma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032850847     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973491     Document Type: Article

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