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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factor in the development of optic nerve glioma is neurofibromatosis type 1. | Common risk factor in the development of optic nerve glioma is neurofibromatosis type 1. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
There is a strong association between optic glioma and [[neurofibromatosis]] type 1.<ref | There is a strong association between optic glioma and [[neurofibromatosis]] type 1.<ref name="Medline Plus">Optic glioma. Medline Plus(2015) https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001024.htm Accessed on October 5 2015</ref> Optic nerve glioma occurs in about fifteen percent of patients with [[neurofibromatosis]] type 1. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common risk factor in the development of optic nerve glioma is neurofibromatosis type 1.
Risk Factors
There is a strong association between optic glioma and neurofibromatosis type 1.[1] Optic nerve glioma occurs in about fifteen percent of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
References
- ↑ Optic glioma. Medline Plus(2015) https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001024.htm Accessed on October 5 2015