DISAPPEARING ENHANCING BRAIN LESION IN A CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSISTYPE-I

Authors
MORRIS PW GLASIER CM SMIRNIOTOPOULOS JG ALLISON JW
Citation
Pw. Morris et al., DISAPPEARING ENHANCING BRAIN LESION IN A CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSISTYPE-I, Pediatric radiology, 27(3), 1997, pp. 260-261
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
260 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1997)27:3<260:DEBLIA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) in children can produce a variety of pa renchymal signal abnormalities on cranial MR, Areas of abnormal signal in these patients may represent regions of disordered myelination, '' hamartomatous'' change or frank neoplasia. The presence of contrast en hancement in intracranial lesions in patients with NF1 is usually stro ngly suggestive of tumor. We report the case of a child with NF1 and a focal enhancing brain parenchymal lesion which spontaneously resolved without specific therapy.