What are the symptoms of meningioma in children?

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Brain tumor in children is the most common tumor in childhood. This disease may occur in all ages, and the peak of onset is around five to eight years old. It is very dangerous to have brain tumor in children, and some patients may even die. Therefore, in the face of this kind of disease, people need to pay attention to the symptoms of the disease, and find that the disease should be treated in time. What are the symptoms of meningioma in children? Let's talk about it now.

What are the symptoms of meningioma in children?

The development of brain tumors in children usually presents subacute or chronic progressive aggravation. According to the different symptoms of brain tumor in children, it can be divided into focal symptoms and intracranial hypertension symptoms. Symptoms of intracranial hypertension include papilledema, nausea, vomiting and head pain. Children's head circumference will increase, anterior fontanelle full, in the course of the patient's headache will continue to aggravate, if the intracranial pressure will lead to secondary optic atrophy. The focal symptoms of children with brain tumor are more serious. Patients often have ataxia, seizures, limb paralysis, visual field defect and vision loss. The serious condition may even threaten the life and health of patients, which is very dangerous.

For such a serious disease as infantile brain tumor, active examination and treatment is particularly important. At present, the common methods to check this disease include head X-ray plain film examination, lumbar puncture examination, head imaging examination, electronic computed tomography, etc. to understand the examination results, it is also necessary to ask the patient's disease history and physical condition in detail.

Diagnosed as infantile brain tumor to take the most active treatment, the current treatment of the disease is mainly surgical resection, must be as far as possible all resection of the tumor, if not all resection of patients in postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, no matter what kind of treatment, patients and their families need more cooperation with the doctor, this will have a good effect. It is believed that the formation of the disease is related to the deletion or mutation of specific genes.

matters needing attention

Because the incidence rate of brain tumors is high and dangerous, it is very important to prevent these diseases. Be sure to stay away from electromagnetic radiation, children had better not be equipped with mobile phones. To develop good health habits, avoid virus infection, do not abuse drugs, more rest, can reduce the probability of disease.