Raquel Caroline Ferreira Lopes Fontanelli Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hearing Loss , Audiology , Hearing Disorders
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Speech Therapist, Doctoral Student in Process Science and Communication Disorders (Speech Therapy Field) at the Federal University of São Paulo (beginning 2017), Master in Process Science and Human Communication Disorders (Speech Therapy) at the Faculty of Dentistry of Bauru - USP (2013) . Experience in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, with emphasis on Audiology, acting on the following topics: Electrophysiological Hearing Measurements; Cochlear implant; Specific and complementary methods and techniques in audiological diagnosis.
Short Article Open Access
Author(s): Raquel Caroline Ferreira Lopes Fontanelli
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 has physical variability or clinical signs associated with the pathology; disease that focal gliomas can occur in the brainstem.
Introduction
Neurofibromatosis type 1, also known as von Recklinghausen disease, is an autosomal dominant familial tumor syndrome. The incidence of NF1 is about 1 in 3,500 individuals. Low-grade gliomas involving the optic pathway and brainstem are the most common central nervous system neoplasms in patients with NF1. Glioblastoma is a common malignant brain tumor in adults but is a rare occurrence in patients with NF1. We report a rare occurrence of glioblastoma in a 60-year-old man with NF1.