High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C Treatment of a Child with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Optic Pathway Glioma: A Case Report.

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Published in Am J Case Rep on October 24, 2016

Authors

Nina Mikirova1, Ronald Hunnunghake2, Ruth C Scimeca1, Charles Chinshaw3, Faryal Ali3, Chris Brannon2, Neil Riordan4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Research, Riordan Clinic, Wichita, KS, USA.
2: Department of Clinics, Riordan Clinic, Wichita, KS, USA.
3: Department of Laboratory Analysis, Riordan Clinic, Wichita, KS, USA.
4: Department of Research, Inc., Riordan-McKenna Institute, Panama City, Panama.

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