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:* Morning headache | :* Morning headache | ||
:* Restlessness | :* Restlessness | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
The hallmark of medulloblastoma is morning headache. Other common symptoms of medulloblastoma include recurrent vomiting, listlessness, and frequent falls.[1]
History
- When evaluating a patient for medulloblastoma, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (duration, onset, progression), a thorough past medical history review, and a review of any other associated symptoms. When obtaining the history focus on symptoms of any associated syndrome such as:[1][2]
Common Symptoms
- Symptoms of medulloblastoma may include:[1]
- Morning headache
- Restlessness
- Recurrent vomiting
- Frequent falls
- Positional dizziness
- Facial sensory loss
- Motor weakness
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Medulloblastoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulloblastoma#cite_note-23 Accessed on September, 28th 2015
- ↑ Medulloblastoma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/medulloblastoma Accessed on September, 28th 2015