Background: Currently, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are the subject of intense research interest. However, bibliometric studies have not been conducted in this field. The purpose ...

“A very small percentage of nerve sheath tumors are malignant," Westbroek says. Doctors only diagnose about 200 cases a year in the U.S. They form in the sheath that protects the peripheral ...

Mirdametinib earned FDA approval for the treatment of inoperable plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, marking the first on-label option for adults. The decision highlights ...

Ultrasound examination was performed in both eyes to measure the optic nerve sheath diameters 3 mm behind the globe. These measurements were compared with control data obtained from 102 children who ...

Plexiform neurofibromas (PN) are tumors that grow in an infiltrative pattern along the peripheral nerve sheath, resulting ... as measured by magnetic resonance imaging and assessed by blinded ...

Objectives: This study aims to assess the clinical value of dynamic monitoring of optic nerve sheath diameter using critical care ultrasound in the management ... Exclusion criteria encompassed ...

However, only the nerve fibers project into the tumor, while the nuclei of the nerve cells lie far outside, in the ganglia, the control centers of the peripheral nervous system. Therefore, it was ...

It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system ... But in GBS, the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — A research team has identified a critical event driving tumor growth in a type of medulloblastoma -- and a way to block ... Routine Brain MRI Screening in Asymptomatic Late Stage ...

In cases of hemorrhagic or ruptured tumors, imaging investigations are less diagnostic than strategic, the goal being to plan the surgical procedure. Asymptomatic Patient Incidentalomas are ...