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Phakomatoses Part I: Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Common and Uncommon Neuroimaging Findings
Author(s) -
Faro Scott H.,
Higginson Sean N.,
Koenigsberg Robert,
Poon Cheryce M.,
Swidryk John P.,
Mohammed Feroze B.,
Zimmerman Robert A.,
Chen Cheng Y.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon2000103138
Subject(s) - medicine , neurofibromatosis , neuroimaging , meninges , pathology , neurofibromatosis type i , presentation (obstetrics) , parenchyma , neurofibromatosis type 2 , radiology , psychiatry
Neurofibromatosis type I (NF‐1) belongs to a family of diseases named phakomatoses, which are characterized by congenital malformations of ectodermal structures. Neurofibromatosis type I affects 1 in 3000 people, and has a diverse clinical presentation as well as an array of imaging findings. In this article the authors review the various neuroimaging findings present in NF‐1, including abnormalities of the parenchyma, meninges, vessels, and associated neoplasms.