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01-05-2018 | Review Article

MR imaging of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions of the brain and spine in neurofibromatosis type I

Author: Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

The aim of this work is to review the MR imaging of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions of the brain and spine in neurofibromatosis type I. Neoplastic lesions are optic pathway gliomas, brain stem gliomas, other gliomas of the brain, and peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Structural changes in the brain include unidentified bright objects, macrocephaly, and enlarged corpus callosum. Bony dysplasia changes as sphenoid ridge dysplasia, spinal scalloping, dural ectasia, and meningoceles. Vasculopathy and cortical cerebral and cerebellar malformations of the brain have been reported.

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Title: MR imaging of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions of the brain and spine in neurofibromatosis type I
Author: Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3284-7

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