All patients with monofocal OPG seen from January 2004 to January 2011 were included. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA, LogMAR), contrast sensitivity (Hiding-Heidi low-contrast ‘face’ test (HH) and ...

The possibility that proteins are modified during axoplasmic transport in central nervous system axons was examined by analyzing neurofilament proteins (200,000, 140,000, and 70,000 mol wt) along the ...

Researchers at Children's National Hospital identified a vulnerability in a developmental signaling pathway that can be hijacked to drive pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) formation, according to a ...

It has been several months since Dr. Lane Rutledge, who was our colleague in the UAB NF Clinic, passed away unexpectedly, and her absence has been felt by those of us in the NF Clinic as well as by ...

An award-winning presentation during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting explained how the novel technique of three-dimensional (3D) slice-to-volume (SVR) MRI allows for precise delineation and measurement ...

Phase 1/2 study of elraglusib (9-ING-41), a small molecule selective glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β) inhibitor, alone or with irinotecan, temozolomide ...

Optic glioma is a brain tumor that grows slowly. Around 75% of diagnoses occur in children younger than 10 years old. Optic glioma accounts for approximately 5% of all childhood brain tumors. The ...

Proper survival and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which constitute the optic nerve, is crucial for managing traumatic or ischemic optic nerve injury, optic neuropathy, or optic ...

The efficacy of I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) treatment in previously heavily treated stage IV neuroblastoma patients (age more than 1 year): Preliminary experiences No significant financial ...

Investigators at Johns Hopkins have found a known genetic pathway to be active in many difficult-to-treat pediatric brain tumors called low-grade gliomas, potentially offering a new target for the ...