Increasing the specificity of diagnostic criteria for schwannomatosis.
Diagnostic criteria for schwannomatosis have been proposed in a recent consensus statement. These criteria permit schwannomatosis to be distinguished from neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) in most patients, but there is some clinical overlap between the two diseases. In this study, the authors use data from the population-based United Kingdom NF2 Registry to recommend modifications that increase the specificity of the schwannomatosis diagnostic criteria.
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Michael E
ME
Baser
J M
JM
Friedman
D Gareth R
DG
Evans
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity