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Table 1 [Gutmann et al ([7])]

From: Magnetic resonance findings of neurofibromatosis type 2: a case report

Definite diagnoses of NF2

• 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