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Revision as of 00:30, 5 October 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

There is no established cause for optic nerve glioma.

Optic gliomas are rare. The cause of optic gliomas is unknown.

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 ==Overview==
-There is no established cause for optic nerve glioma though there is strong association between optic nerve glioma and NF-1.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Medline Plus optic nerve glioma cause| url =https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001024.htm }}</ref>
+There is no established cause for optic nerve glioma.
 ==Causes==
-Optic gliomas are rare. The cause of optic gliomas is unknown. Most optic gliomas are slow-growing and noncancerous (benign) and occur in children, almost always before age 20.
+Optic gliomas are rare. The cause of optic gliomas is unknown.
-There is a strong association between optic glioma and [[neurofibromatosis]] type 1.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Medline Plus optic nerve glioma cause| url =https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001024.htm }}</ref> Optic nerve glioma occurs in about fifteen percent of patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1.
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