Vasculopatía cerebral en neurofibromatosis tipo I: Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1) consist of autosomal dominant disease characterized by a mutation on 17q chromosome. Among the clinical manifestations included there are neurofibromas, cafe-au-lait macules, Lisch nodules, malignancy, skeletal manifestations, and mental retardation. Literature presents papers on cerebral vasculopathies associated to NF-1, such as stenosis or great vessels occlusion, arteriovenous fistulas, arteriovenous malformations, and aneurysms. Case report of a patient presenting the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 admitted in Evangelico University Hospital of Curitiba.