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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
*General symptoms: Headaches, nausea and vomiting, personality changes, and slowing of cognitive function | |||
*Neurologic symptoms and signs can be either general or focal and reflect the location of the tumor, as follows: | |||
Focal signs: Hemiparesis, sensory loss, visual loss, aphasia, and others | |||
Common physical examination findings of glioblastoma multiforme include:<ref name=ddd>Signs of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | Common physical examination findings of glioblastoma multiforme include:<ref name=ddd>Signs of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | ||
*[[Personality changes]] | *[[Personality changes]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of glioblastoma multiforme include personality changes, memory loss, aphasia, hemiparesis, sensory loss, and ataxia.[1]
Physical Examination
- General symptoms: Headaches, nausea and vomiting, personality changes, and slowing of cognitive function
- Neurologic symptoms and signs can be either general or focal and reflect the location of the tumor, as follows:
Focal signs: Hemiparesis, sensory loss, visual loss, aphasia, and others Common physical examination findings of glioblastoma multiforme include:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Signs of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma