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OBJECTIVE
To report the association of Duane syndrome with nystagmus and a patterned hyperpigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium, developmental delay, micro- and pachygyria and craniopharyngioma.
METHODS
We describe a 12-year old girl with developmental delay, hearing loss, cortical micro-
A case of pigmentary retinal degeneration causing blindness in early childhood, progressive neurosensory hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, acanthosis nigricans, hypogonadism with normal secondary sex characteristics, and kyphoscoliosis without polydactyly and with no mental retardation is reported.
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic disorder, affecting the central nervous system and leading to various degrees of disability. Its hallmark is bilateral vestibular schwannomas that invariably lead to progressive hearing loss. Specific ophthalmic abnormalities in patients with NF2 may
The neurofibromatoses, including neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis, comprise a group of genetically distinct disorders of the nervous system that are unified by the predisposition to nerve sheath tumors. All 3 types of NF have tumor manifestations (consistent
OBJECTIVE
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an uncommon but well-recognized disorder characterized by multiple schwannomas and meningiomas. Adults typically present with hearing loss and balance disturbance, and children with ocular, dermatological, and neurological signs. Clinical diagnosis is