NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

YOUR CHILD'S SYMPTOMS

• Cafe-au-lait spots
• Optical glicomas,reduced vision
• Learning disabilities
• Unusually large head
• Appearance of lisch nodules

MORE POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS

• Multiple noncancerous tumors
• High blood pressure
• Scoliosis
• Bone defects
• Early puberty

TREATEMENT

• There is no cure for NF1
• However, there are treatment options
• for each individual symptom
• Not all symptoms may present
• Visit a specialist on a scheduled basis

KEEP AHEAD OF NF1

• Make yearly visits with an optometrist.
• Have an orthopedist on standby in the earlier years.
• Have regular visits with a chiropractor.
• Have your child's blood pressure checked regularly.

INHERITANCE

• NF1 is an autosomal dominant disease
• This means that it is passed genetically
• NF1 requires two genes to be mutated to form tumors