Optic pathway gliomas in neurofibromatosis type 1: The effect of presenting symptoms on outcome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 122 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-99

  King, Allison ^a   Listernick, Robert ^b   Charrow, Joel ^c   Piersall, Linda ^a   Gutmann, David H ^d,e  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Neurofibromatosis 1; Optic pathway glioma; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0141457247     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20211     Document Type: Article

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