Scolloping of the vertebral bodies in von Recklinghausen's disease of the nervous system (neurofibromatosis)
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- 1 November 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 25 (4), 345-351
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.25.4.345
Abstract
Sixcases are reported of scolloping of the dorsal surface of the vertebrae in von Recklinghausen''s disease of the nervous system. The scolloping is not due to erosion by intraspinal tumor nor accompanied by men-ingocoele. The deformity is regarded as a primary developmental anomaly.Keywords
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