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Revision as of 19:05, 2 August 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

The tumor presents by focal neurologic deficits due to mass effect. The most commonly involved sites are:

Cerebral lobes Deeper in cerebral tissues Brainstem Cerebellum Spinal cord

The most common site of involvement is temporal lobe. Therefore, ganglioglioma is most frequently associated with a complex partial seizure.

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 ==Overview==
-The hallmark of [[cerebral]] ganglioglioma is [[temporal lobe epilepsy]].<ref name=dd>Symptoms of ganglioglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioglioma</ref> Most common symptoms of [[spinal cord]] ganglioglioma include [[back pain]], [[neck pain]], [[radicular pain]], [[weakness]], [[paresthesia]], [[gait disturbance]], and [[bowel]] and [[bladder dysfunction]]. Less common symptoms of [[spinal cord]] ganglioglioma include [[Brown-Sequard syndrome]], [[Headache|acute headache]] due to [[subarachnoid hemmorhage]], [[Scoliosis|progressive scoliosis]], loss of motor function, and frequent falls.<ref name=cc>Presentation of spinal cord ganglioglioma. Dr Ayush Goel and Dr Sara Wein et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/spinal-ganglioglioma</ref>
 ==History and Symptoms==