Symptoms of pituitary cysts in children

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Recently, my sister's child was diagnosed with pituitary adenoma. I heard that she looks very painful. Because she didn't find it in the early stage, she was treated a little late. We want to know that pituitary adenoma is a group of tumors arising from the anterior and posterior pituitary and residual cells of craniopharyngeal duct epithelium, which is the most common tumor in sellar region. Pituitary tumors in children account for about 0.4-2.3% of intracranial tumors in children. The incidence of cystic degeneration, hemorrhage and necrosis in children is higher than that in adults. So I want to know the symptoms of pituitary cysts in children.

Symptoms of pituitary cysts in children

1. Parents must know that children with this disease will have unstable walking. If the tumor grows in the posterior cranial fossa, involving or compressing the cerebellum or brain stem, it may lead to dyskinesia. Children usually show instability in standing and gait deviation; Vision loss or diplopia, more than 50% of the children will appear signs of vision loss, and a small part of the performance for diplopia or strabismus, hope that children recover soon.

2. Parents must understand that children with this disease will have a headache, usually caused by increased intracranial pressure. There is often no fixed position. Children with headache will gradually aggravate with the development of tumor condition, severe accompanied by vomiting and sweating on the head. In clinic, many infants are too young to express headache, only crying or hitting the head. At this time, parents should pay attention to it and wish their children healthy growth.

3. Parents must pay attention to the fact that children with this disease will vomit. It is the most common symptom of children's brain tumor, with an incidence of 73% to 94%. It is often accompanied by dizziness, headache, nausea and neck stiffness. The time of vomiting had nothing to do with eating, and it was intermittent and repeated. Children are easily misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal diseases, parents must take their children to large hospitals for regular treatment.

matters needing attention

Once parents find that children have the above symptoms, they must not ignore them. They should go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to determine the cause and avoid missing the best treatment time. Parents must remind children to pay attention to personal hygiene, relax and rest in their daily life. They should not be too nervous. They should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and drink more water.