What Is Neurofibromatosis?
7. Schwannomatosis
Schwannomatosis is a rare condition that causes tumors to grow on the cranial, peripheral, and spinal nerves. It usually affects people between the ages of 35 and 50 years old, and is uncommon in people who are under 20 years old. The development of tumors on the nerves mentioned can result in some very unwelcome symptoms.
The patient will likely experience weakness and numbness, and they may also experience a loss of muscle. The tumors responsible will not usually be found growing on the nerve the serves the brain with information from the inner ear. This means the patient will not experience problems with hearing as patients with neurofibromatosis 2 will.
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