Unusual association of neurofibromatosis Type 1 and idiopathic syringomyelia-bulbia-pontia
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, vol.4, no.3, pp.303-306, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 1997
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00351.x
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.303-306
- Keywords: neurofibromatosis type 1, syringomyelia, syringobulbia
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Since the association of syringomyelia and neurofibromatosis is mostly related to intramedullary tumors, syringomyelia in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is much rarer than in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2). In this paper, we present a case of NF-1 associated with an idiopathic syringomyelia extending from conus medullaris to the upper pens and discuss the relationship between neurofibromatosis and syringomyelia.