Brain MRI Growth Patterns in Neurofibromatosis 1

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-11-1

Keywords:

Neurofibromatosis 1, Cerebral Hemispheres, Brainstem Growth

Abstract

Brain growth patterns in 27 children with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1) (20 boys, aged 1.0-17.7 years; mean age, 8.8 years) were compared to 43 controls (22 boys, aged 0.1-17.7 years; mean age, 5.9 years) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a study at Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut.

Published

1999-11-01

Issue

Section

Neurocutaneous Syndromes