Neurofibromatosis type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a clinically heterogeneous, neurocutaneous genetic disorder characterized by café-au-lait spots, iris Lisch nodules, axillary and inguinal freckling, and multiple neurofibromas.

Hemiatrophy

Undergrowth of the limbs that affects only one side.


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PMID (PMCID)
17712739
 FEMALE Infant
Progressive unilateral hemispheric atrophy in an infant with neurofibromatosis.
Wintermark P, Meagher-Villemure K, Villemure JG, Maeder-Ingvar M, Maeder P, Ghariani S, Roulet-Perez E.
Neuropediatrics. 2007;38(2):100-4.
We describe the case of an infant with genetically proven neurofibromatosis type 1 and progressive brain hemiatrophy over months, due to primary narrowing of intracranial carotid artery branches, as demonstrated by successive brain imaging.