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Neurofibromatosis 2 - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Neurofibromatosis acústica bilateral; NF acústica bilateral central; NF2

Definición:

Es un trastorno genético en el cual se forman tumores en los nervios del cerebro y de la columna vertebral (el sistema nervioso central).

Ver también: neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)

Causas:

La neurofibromatosis 2 se transmite de padres a hijos de forma autosómica dominante, lo cual significa que si uno de los padres padece la enfermedad, cualquiera de sus hijos tiene un 50 por ciento de probabilidades de tenerla.

El principal factor de riesgo es tener antecedentes familiares de la afección.

Sistema nervioso central

Reviewed last on: 10/14/2009
Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Departments of Anatomy and Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ferner RE. Neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2: a twenty first century perspective. Lancet Neurol. 2007;6:340-351.

Haslam RHA. Neurocutaneous syndromes. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 596.

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