Subacute brainstem ischemic syndrome in juvenile neurofibromatosis type 2: An underrecognized condition

Abstract

Abstract We report the case of a teenager with a neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) presenting a locked‐in syndrome due to a brainstem ischemic syndrome. The presence of sudden or rapidly worsening onset of neurological deficits in NF2 patients, should evoke this underknown entity and not only tumors as predisposed by NF2.

Keywords

• brainstem ischemic syndrome
• locked‐in syndrome
• type 2 neurofibromatosis