Symptoms of spinal ependymoma

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Ependymoma is a brain tumor, and normal people will know that our brain is very important but also very fragile. The brain nerves are many and complex, so the treatment of this disease is difficult and risky. But if the disease is found in time and treated in time, the cure rate will be improved. The symptom of vertebral ependymoma, below I tell you.

Symptoms of spinal ependymoma

Because of the different location of the tumor, the clinical symptoms of ependymoma patients are very different. Nausea, vomiting and headache are relatively nonspecific. Supratentorial and infratentorial are the most common clinical symptoms. Generally speaking, posterior fossa tumors show symptoms of increased intracranial pressure (vomiting and headache), accompanied by gait instability

Optic disc edema is the most common sign in children with ependymoma at any location. Nystagmus, meningeal sign and poor range finding are the most common signs in posterior fossa lesions. Hemiplegia, tendon hyperreflexia and abnormal visual field are the most common signs of supratentorial tumors. Ataxia can be seen in supratentorial and infratentorial lesions.

About 40% of patients with subependymal ependymoma have symptoms. The tumors located in septum pellucidum, Monro foramen, aqueduct, fourth ventricle and spinal cord often cause symptoms. The main symptoms of the patients are headache, blurred vision, unstable walking, memory loss, brain nerve symptoms, nystagmus, Dizziness and nausea, vomiting, 88% of the patients have hydrocephalus.

matters needing attention

For patients with ependymoma, usually we should pay attention to more prevention, usually can eat more easily digestible food, and don't eat raw and cold things, also don't eat hot pot and other stimulating food.