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Journal of Case Reports
Cranial Computed Tomographic Findings of Neurofibromatosis Type 2

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Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Kanchan Dhungel, Kaleem Ahmad, Raj Kumar Rauniyar, Sajid Ansari, Sangeeta Shah1
From the Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging and Department of Ophthalmology1,
B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Gupta
Email: mukeshgupta148@yahoo.com
Received: 21-FEB-2013 Accepted: 7-MAR-2013 Published Online: 30-MAR-2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2013.0025
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2) is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by multiple neoplasms of the central and peripheral nervous system associated with ocular abnormalities. NF-2 is associated with tumors of Schwann cells and meninges. Intracranial schwannoma most frequently involve the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). Bilateral eighth cranial nerve schwannomas are the hallmark of NF-2 and diagnostic of this condition. Intracranial meningiomas are also common in this disorder and are often multiple.We report a case of bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannoma and a solitary meningioma in a 17-year-old female who presented with headache and bilateral hearing impairment for last three months. Based on the clinical and computed tomographic (CT) findings, the diagnosis of NF-2 was made.
Keywords : Tomography, Meningioma, Neurofibromatosis, Vestibulocochlear Nerve, Hearing Loss.
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