Ptosis, Visual Blurring, and Multiple Cranial Nerve Tumors: Do We Know the Culprit.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.

Published: December 2022

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a monogenic condition caused by mutations in the gene. Examination of skin and eyes and parental screening play a key role in the diagnosis of pediatric NF2. We report a four-year-old boy, who presented sub-acutely with unilateral vision loss, ptosis and exotropia with a positive family history of NF2.

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