Central neurofibromatosis.
The clinical details and autopsy studies of six members from two generations of a family with central neurofibromatosis are reviewed. Five of the six had other tumours of the central nervous system. The problems of management are discussed and a programme for screening at-risk relatives proposed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012306:Risk; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics