It is characterized by having multiple cafe-au-lait spots, and sometime skin fold freckles, indistinguishable from those that occur in NF1. It is not associated with tumors such as neurofibromas, ...

In neurofibromatosis type 1, optic gliomas are the most common central nervous system tumors. They occur in approximately 15% of patients, and may result in blindness if left untreated.

Neurofibromatosis is a rare disease with ... with their hearing and also eyesight if they are associated with optic glioma (tumour on the optic nerve that may interfere with vision).

collaborate with pediatric geneticists to rule out optic glioma and other visual sequale of neurofibromatosis, determine risk to a child with glaucoma suspicion, distinguish a morning glory disk from ...

For technical reasons, the English full text will be published approximately two weeks after the German print edition has been published.