CHIASMAL GLIOMA IN NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE-1 WITH SEVERE VISUAL-LOSS REGAINED WITH RADIATION

Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NFI) and chiasmal gliomas are often considered unlikely to experience progressive visual loss, Howev er, this may not be true, We report a 5-year, 6-month-old boy, with re cently diagnosed NF1, who had a chiasmal glioma diagnosed after neuroi maging. He subsequently experienced rapid visual acuity loss, His visi on improved significantly after irradiation, The controversy surroundi ng radiotherapy for chiasmal glioma is discussed, (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc, All rights reserved.