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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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Autores principales: Blauen, Aglaë, Lenfant, Christine, Duprez, Thierry, Nassogne, Marie‐Cécile
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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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.