SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION OF OPTIC GLIOMA IN A PATIENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

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BRZOWSKI, AE
BAZAN, C
MUMMA, JV
RYAN, SG
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PEDIAT,NEUROL SECT,7703 FLOYD CURL DR,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
[2] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT RADIOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
[3] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
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10.1212/WNL.42.3.679
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We describe a young girl with neurofibromatosis and enlargement of the optic chiasm and intracranial left optic nerve. Serial MRIs over 32 months demonstrated spontaneous, marked reduction in the size of these lesions. Spontaneous regression must be considered in evaluating therapies for optic glioma.
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