Early symptoms of brain stem tumors?

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The onset of most patients with brain stem tumors is slow. We slowly found that such symptoms are different from each other. Headache is not obvious, and gradually cerebral palsy occurs, among which abducens nerve palsy is more common. After that, facial paralysis, dysphagia, dysphonia, pyramidal tract damage, gait instability and ataxia appear successively. Typical cases often show cross paralysis. CT scan and MRI examination can help doctors to judge the growth type of tumor. So, in our life, we should pay attention to it. Let's talk about the early symptoms of brain stem tumor?.

Early symptoms of brain stem tumors?

First: common symptoms: headache, vertigo, restlessness and accompanied by nausea and vomiting, intraocular deviation, diplopia, mouth deviation, facial numbness, swallowing cough, hoarseness, tongue paralysis and atrophy, decreased limb muscle strength, increased muscle tension, tendon hyperreflexia, facial paralysis, dysphagia, dysphonia, dysphonia, pyramidal tract damage, gait instability and ataxia.

Second, the clinical manifestations of brain stem tumors are closely related to the location, type and malignancy of tumors. The most common symptoms and signs were multiple cranial nerve damage, pyramidal tract sign and cerebellar signs. Patients with late course of disease may show increased intracranial pressure.

Third, tumors in the midbrain are rare. In addition to gliomas, epithelioid cysts and angioreticulomas are occasionally seen. Patients may have symptoms of oculomotor paralysis such as blepharoptosis. As the tumor develops to the dorsal side, resulting in the stenosis or atresia of the fourth ventricle or midbrain aqueduct, the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure can appear in the early stage. Patients often have headache, vertigo, restlessness, nausea and vomiting. With the tumor compression and space occupying effect, typical clinical syndrome of midbrain damage may appear.

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In some cases, the signs of focal brain stem damage are very mild. There are many different manifestations of spasticity in midbrain tumors.