From: Optic pathway glioma and the sex association in neurofibromatosis type 1: a single-center study
Females n: 13 (%) | Males n: 8 (%) | Total n: 21 (%) | |
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Location | |||
Optic nerves | 8 (62%) | 3 (38%) | 11 (52%) |
Chiasma ± anterior/posterior pathway | 5 (38%) | 5 (63%) | 10 (48%) |
Visual outcome | |||
Normal | 5 (38%) | 7 (88%) | 12 (57%) |
Visual impairment | 8 (62%) | 1 (13%) | 9 (43%) |
Progression (tendency) | |||
Stable | 9 (69%) | 3 (60%) | 12 (67%) |
Radiological regression | 2 (15%) | 2 (40%) | 4 (22%) |
Radiological progression | 2 (15%) | 2 (11%) | |
Treatment* | |||
Untreated | 7 (54%) | 6 (75%) | 13 (62%) |
Treated | 6 (46%) | 2 (25%) | 8 (38%) |