title: Dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath in neurofibromatosis type 1: MRI manifestations.
abstract: Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) have an increased incidence of optic glioma. Although spinal dural ectasia or meningocele is well represented in the NF-1 literature, radiologists are not as familiar with dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath as spinal dural ectasia. This is a report of a pediatric patient with NF-1 with dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath. This is the second reported case of dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*