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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with a higher risk of developing a brainstem glioma.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with a higher risk of developing a brainstem glioma.^[1]

↑ Classification of Brainstem gliomas. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brainstem-glioma