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Subacute brainstem ischemic syndrome in juvenile neurofibromatosis type 2: An under‐recognized condition
We report the case of a teenager with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) presenting a locked‐in syndrome due to a brainstem ischemic syndrome. The presence of sudden or rapidly worsening onset of neurological deficits in NF2 patients should evoke this underknown entity and not only tumors as predisposed...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811064/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36619483 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6804 |
Sumario: | We report the case of a teenager with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) presenting a locked‐in syndrome due to a brainstem ischemic syndrome. The presence of sudden or rapidly worsening onset of neurological deficits in NF2 patients should evoke this underknown entity and not only tumors as predisposed by NF2. |
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