title: [Cerebral MRT in neurofibromatosis: gliosis versus neoplasia?].
abstract: 15 patients aged 1-39 years with documented neurofibromatosis had MR examinations of the cerebrum within the scope of a basic diagnosis and therapy programme. Clinical examination did not lead to pathologic findings for 7 of the patients; 3 patients suffered from general developmental disabilities. A neurologico-psychiatric examination showed pathological findings in 5 patients. Signal-intense foci in proton density and T2-weighted MR images were found in the globus pallidus, thalamus, hippocampus, cerebellum and midbrain. In 2 patients, these foci could be found as well in T1-weighted images. Differentiation between gliosis areas and low grade astrocytomas was not possible in MR.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Abteilung Allgemeines Krankenhaus Harburg, Hamburg.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Mautner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pressler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fünsterer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005911:Gliosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Zerebrales MRT bei Neurofibromatose: Gliose versus Neoplasie?