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CERVICAL VERTEBRAL DEFORMITY IN VON RECKLINGHAUSEN'S DISEASE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Neurological DisorderSpine DeformitySpinal DisorderOrthopaedic SurgeryGross AnatomySpinal TumorNeurologyNeuropathologySpinal Cord InjuryThe Nervous SystemCervical RegionNervous SystemNeuromuscular PathologyDegenerative SpineVon RecklinghausenNeuroanatomyDegenerative DiseaseMedicineCervical Spine
1 . The bone changes in von Recklinghausen's disease of the nervous system are reviewed and the gross deformities that are sometimes encountered in the cervical region are illustrated. 2. A case is described in which, at necropsy, histological study of affected vertebrae revealed actual neurofibromatous erosion and infiltration.