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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Neurofibroma]] usually occurs between 20-40 years of [[age]], and [[Affect|affects]] [[men]] and women equally. However, [[Plexiform neurofibroma|plexiform neurofibromas]] are thought to be [[congenital defects]], hence, they occur earlier in [[life]]. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* [[Neurofibroma]] usually [[Affect|affects]] individuals between 20 and 40 years of [[age]]. | |||
* [[Plexiform neurofibroma]]s occur earlier in [[life]] and are thought to be [[congenital defects]].<ref name="Yamashiroya2002">[http://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s18c11.html "Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents: Chapter XVIII.11. Neurofibromatosis", by Vince K. Yamashiroya, MD. August, 2002. Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.]</ref> | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Neurofibroma affects men and women equally. | * [[Neurofibroma]] [[Affect|affects]] [[men]] and women equally. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2], Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]
Overview
Neurofibroma usually occurs between 20-40 years of age, and affects men and women equally. However, plexiform neurofibromas are thought to be congenital defects, hence, they occur earlier in life.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- Neurofibroma usually affects individuals between 20 and 40 years of age.
- Plexiform neurofibromas occur earlier in life and are thought to be congenital defects.[1]
Gender
- Neurofibroma affects men and women equally.