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The patient may show symptoms of [[diencephalic]] syndrome, which includes delayed growth, loss of appetite and body fat, daytime sleeping and decreased memory and intellectual function. | The patient may show symptoms of [[diencephalic]] syndrome, which includes delayed growth, loss of appetite and body fat, daytime sleeping and decreased memory and intellectual function. | ||
Initial signs and symptoms of malignant gliomas include severe retro-orbital pain, unilateral or bilateral vision loss, and, typically, massive swelling and hemorrhage of the optic nerve head (although disc pallor may also be observed with posterior lesions). | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with optic pathway gliomas most frequently present in the first decade with a median age of 6.5 years, with slowly progressive visual loss, followed later by proptosis (although this sequence may occasionally be reversed). Acute visual loss due to hemorrhage into the tumor is uncommon.
Common Symptoms
The symptoms are due to the tumor growing and pressing on the optic nerve and nearby structures. Symptoms of optic nerve glioma may include:
- Involuntary eyeball movement
- One or both eyes may bulge outward
- Squinting
- Vision loss in one or both eyes
- Leads to eventual blindness
- May be a loss of peripheral vision or vision loss may be more general
The patient may show symptoms of diencephalic syndrome, which includes delayed growth, loss of appetite and body fat, daytime sleeping and decreased memory and intellectual function.
Initial signs and symptoms of malignant gliomas include severe retro-orbital pain, unilateral or bilateral vision loss, and, typically, massive swelling and hemorrhage of the optic nerve head (although disc pallor may also be observed with posterior lesions).