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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common physical examination findings of neoplastic meningitis include [[altered mental status]], [[dementia]], [[hemiparesis]], [[ptosis]], [[nuchal rigidity]], bowel and bladder dysfunction, and [[papilledema]].<ref name="Chamberlain2008">{{cite journal|last1=Chamberlain|first1=M. C.|title=Neoplastic Meningitis|journal=The Oncologist|volume=13|issue=9|year=2008|pages=967–977|issn=1083-7159|doi=10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138}}</ref> | |||
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Common physical examination findings of neoplastic meningitis include:<ref name="Chamberlain2008">{{cite journal|last1=Chamberlain|first1=M. C.|title=Neoplastic Meningitis|journal=The Oncologist|volume=13|issue=9|year=2008|pages=967–977|issn=1083-7159|doi=10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138}}</ref> | |||
'''Signs due to cerebral hemisphere dysfunction''' | |||
*[[Altered mental status]] | |||
*[[Dementia]] | |||
*[[Hemiparesis]] | |||
*[[Ataxia]] | |||
'''Signs due to cranial nerve dysfunction''' | |||
*''Cranial nerve II'' | |||
**[[Optic neuropathy]] | |||
*''Cranial nerve III'' | |||
**[[Ptosis]] | |||
**[[mydriasis|Fixed dilated pupil]] | |||
**"Down and out" deviation of the affected eye | |||
*''Cranial nerve IV'' | |||
**[[diplopia|Vertical diplopia]] | |||
**[[diplopia|Tortional diplopia]] | |||
*''Cranial nerve VI'' | |||
**[[Diplopia]] | |||
*''Cranial nerve V'' | |||
**Facial [[hypesthesia]] or [[anesthesia]] | |||
**Weakness of clenching and side-to-side movement of the jaw | |||
*''Cranial nerve VIII'' | |||
**[[Cochlear dysfunction]] | |||
'''Signs due to spinal cord and roots dysfunction''' | |||
*Limb weakness (lower extremities > upper extremities) | |||
*[[Sensory loss]] in the neck and back, following a radicular pattern | |||
*[[Nuchal rigidity]] | |||
*Bowel and bladder dysfunction | |||
'''Signs due to elevated intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus''' | |||
*[[Papilledema]] | |||
*[[Altered mental status]] | |||
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Overview
Common physical examination findings of neoplastic meningitis include altered mental status, dementia, hemiparesis, ptosis, nuchal rigidity, bowel and bladder dysfunction, and papilledema.[1]
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings of neoplastic meningitis include:[1]
Signs due to cerebral hemisphere dysfunction
Signs due to cranial nerve dysfunction
- Cranial nerve II
- Cranial nerve III
- Ptosis
- Fixed dilated pupil
- "Down and out" deviation of the affected eye
- Cranial nerve IV
- Cranial nerve VI
- Cranial nerve V
- Facial hypesthesia or anesthesia
- Weakness of clenching and side-to-side movement of the jaw
- Cranial nerve VIII
Signs due to spinal cord and roots dysfunction
- Limb weakness (lower extremities > upper extremities)
- Sensory loss in the neck and back, following a radicular pattern
- Nuchal rigidity
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
Signs due to elevated intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus