A healthcare provider will diagnose neurofibromatosis after a physical exam and testing. Your provider will examine your skin to look for symptoms like café au lait spots or neurofibromas. They’ll also look for scoliosis and test your blood pressure, vision and hearing.

Fibromyalgia is a medical condition that affects muscles, joints and overall body fatigue. Certain criteria are to be met by the patient to be diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The patient must experience pain in four of the five regions used to diagnose and differentiate. Investigations like complete blood count, rheumatoid factor, ESR, Thyroid test, Serum Vitamin D, and cyclic citrullinated peptide test are used to diagnose fibromyalgia.

Find a primary care doctor you can trust and who can coordinate your child's care with other specialists. The Children's Tumor Foundation has an online tool to help you find a neurofibromatosis specialist in your area.

There are additional factors that can lead to the diagnosis of NF2. Your physician might recommend a physical exam, imaging studies and an audiogram to assess hearing function. Genetic testing could also help confirm the diagnosis of NF2. NF2 Gene: What Causes Neurofibromatosis Type 2?

It causes symptoms that may affect your brain, spinal cord, nerves and skin. Symptoms vary and depend on the neurofibromatosis type but can include birthmarks and the growth of usually noncancerous (benign) tumors. You may inherit this condition from your biological family, but up to 50% of cases happen randomly, without any biological history.

Genetic testing is available for neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, and schwannomatosis, under the supervision of physicians and genetic counselors at NYU Langone’s Clinical Genetic Services. Genetic testing isn’t necessary for most people.