From: Magnetic resonance findings of neurofibromatosis type 2: a case report
Definite diagnoses of NF2 |
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• Bilateral CN VIII schwannomas on MRI or CT scan (no biopsy necessary) |
• First-degree relative with NF2 and either unilateral early-onset CN VIII schwannoma (age <30 y) or any two of the following: |
• Meningioma |
• Glioma |
• Schwannoma |
• Juvenile posterior subcapsular lenticular opacity (juvenile cortical cataract) |
Presumptive diagnoses of NF2 |
• Early onset of unilateral CN VIII schwannomas on MRI or CT scan detected in patients younger than 30 years and one of the following: |
• Meningioma |
• Glioma |
• Schwannoma |
• Juvenile posterior subcapsular lenticular opacity |
• Multiple meningiomas (>2) and unilateral CN VIII schwannoma or one of the following: |
• Glioma |
• Schwannoma |
• Juvenile posterior subcapsular lenticular opacity |