Clinical manifestation of cervical neurofibroma type 1 in patients of a tertiary care hospital

ABSTRACT

To determine the clinical presentation of cervical neurofibroma type 1 [NF 1] tertiary care hospital. This descriptive study was conducted at Neurosurgery department, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from February 2001 to July 2011. A total 31 patients with symptomatic cervical spineneurofibromas who underwent surgical decompression and tumor resection were included in this study. Both gender [male and female] and patients in the age range of 20-70 years were included in this study. The patients' demographic details and clinical manifestation were entered into a semi structured proforma. Data was analyzed through statistical program SPSS version 11. Out of 31 patients, there were 17 [54.8%] males and 14 [45.2%] females. The age of patients ranged from 20 to 70 years. In this study the overall mean age was 32.38 years. Majority of patients fifteen [48.38%] were in the age range of 31-40 years. Most common clinical presentation of patient was quadrapresis in seventeen [54.8%] patients. Cervical neurofibroma type 1 commonly occurred in the third decade of life. Quadriparesis was the common clinical presentation of cervical cord neurofibroma type 1