NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 2

Course overview

NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 2 (NF2) IS AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE TUMORS INVOLVING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS). BILATERAL VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS ARE THE HALLMARK FEATURE OF NF2 AND PRESENT IN APPROXIMATELY 90 TO 95 PERCENT OF PATIENTS. MENINGIOMAS ARE SEEN IN APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF PATIENTS WITH NF2. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NF2 AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF THESE PATIENTS.