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==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
* Neurological symptoms | * Neurological symptoms | ||
** | ** [[Gait]] instability, [[headache]], [[vomiting]]. | ||
**Children with astrocytoma usually have decreased memory, attention, and motor abilities, but unaffected intelligence, language, and academic skills. <ref>{{cite journal | ** [[Seizures]]- In almost half of the cases, the first symptom of an astrocytoma is the onset of a focal or generalized [[seizure]]. Between 60 to 75% of patients will have recurrent [[seizure]]s in the course of their illness. | ||
** Children with astrocytoma usually have decreased memory, attention, and motor abilities, but unaffected intelligence, language, and academic skills. <ref>{{cite journal | |||
| author = JL Ater ''et al'' | | author = JL Ater ''et al'' | ||
| title = Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score | | title = Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score |
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Overview
Symptoms
- Neurological symptoms
- Gait instability, headache, vomiting.
- Seizures- In almost half of the cases, the first symptom of an astrocytoma is the onset of a focal or generalized seizure. Between 60 to 75% of patients will have recurrent seizures in the course of their illness.
- Children with astrocytoma usually have decreased memory, attention, and motor abilities, but unaffected intelligence, language, and academic skills. [1] When metastasis occurs, it can spread via the lymphatic system, causing death even when the primary tumor is well controlled.[2]
References
- ↑ JL Ater; et al. (1996). "Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score". Journal of Child Neurology. 11 (6): 462–469. PMID 9120225.
- ↑ JM Dewar, PJ Dady and V Balakrishnan (1985). "Metastatic astrocytoma". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 15 (6): 745–747. PMID 3010926.