Tumor location | Presenting signs/symptoms |
Cerebral cortex | Headache, seizures, hemiparesis, hyperreflexia, clonus, sensory loss, speech disturbances, memory deficits, personality changes |
Posterior fossa | Nausea and vomiting, headache, abnormal gait and coordination, papilledema, abnormal eye movements |
Brain stem | Cranial nerve deficits, gait and coordination disturbances, nystagmus, focal motor weakness, signs of increased intracranial pressure including headache and papilledema |
Spinal cord | Radicular pain and/or weakness (symptoms correspond to level of lesion), loss of bowel/bladder control, gait abnormalities |
Optic pathway | Visual disturbances, proptosis, nystagmus |
Hypothalamus | Endocrine disturbances including diabetes insipidus and growth failure |
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