Medulloblastoma physical examination: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| (17 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Medulloblastoma}} | {{Medulloblastoma}} | ||
{{CMG}} {{AE}}{{HL}} | {{CMG}} {{AE}}{{sali}}{{HL}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with medulloblastoma usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with medulloblastoma is usually remarkable for [[strabismus]], [[nystagmus]], motor [[weakness]], and [[ataxia]].<ref name="wiki">Medulloblastoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulloblastoma#cite_note-23 Accessed on September, 28 2015</ref><ref name="pmid23245832">{{cite journal| author=Bartlett F, Kortmann R, Saran F| title=Medulloblastoma. | journal=Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) | year= 2013 | volume= 25 | issue= 1 | pages= 36-45 | pmid=23245832 | doi=10.1016/j.clon.2012.09.008 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23245832 }} </ref> | |||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===General Appearance=== | |||
===General | * Patients with medulloblastoma usually appear restless | ||
===HEENT=== | ===HEENT=== | ||
* Head tilt sign | |||
* Increased head circumference | |||
* [[Papilledema]] | |||
* [[Strabismus]] | |||
* [[Nystagmus]] | |||
* “Setting-sun” eye phenomenon (up-gaze paresis with the eyes appearing driven downward) <ref name=radio3>Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/sunset-eye-sign Accessed on October 10, 2015.</ref> | |||
===CNS=== | ===CNS=== | ||
* [[Ataxia]] | |||
* Motor [[weakness]] | |||
* Facial [[sensory loss]] | |||
* Third, fourth, and sixth [[cranial nerve palsies]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 31: | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
[[Category:Neurology]] | |||
[[Category:Neurosurgery]] | |||
[[Category:Up-To-Date]] | |||
[[Category:Oncology]] | |||
[[Category:Medicine]] | |||
[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
[[Category:Neurosurgery]] | [[Category:Neurosurgery]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 2 July 2019
|
Medulloblastoma Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case studies |
|
Medulloblastoma physical examination On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Medulloblastoma physical examination |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Medulloblastoma physical examination |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[2]Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]
Overview
Patients with medulloblastoma usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with medulloblastoma is usually remarkable for strabismus, nystagmus, motor weakness, and ataxia.[1][2]
Physical Examination
General Appearance
- Patients with medulloblastoma usually appear restless
HEENT
- Head tilt sign
- Increased head circumference
- Papilledema
- Strabismus
- Nystagmus
- “Setting-sun” eye phenomenon (up-gaze paresis with the eyes appearing driven downward) [3]
CNS
- Ataxia
- Motor weakness
- Facial sensory loss
- Third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerve palsies
References
- ↑ Medulloblastoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulloblastoma#cite_note-23 Accessed on September, 28 2015
- ↑ Bartlett F, Kortmann R, Saran F (2013). "Medulloblastoma". Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 25 (1): 36–45. doi:10.1016/j.clon.2012.09.008. PMID 23245832.
- ↑ Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/sunset-eye-sign Accessed on October 10, 2015.