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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
History
When evaluating a patient for oligoastrocytoma, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (onset, duration, and progression), other associated symptoms, and a thorough past medical history review. Other specific areas of focus when obtaining the history include:[1][2]
- Review of the family history of any brain tumors
- Review of the history of any ionizing radiation
- Review of the history of any allergic diseases
- Review of the diet history
Symptoms
Symptoms associated with oligoastrocytoma include:[3][4][5][6]
- Seizure (most common presentation)
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Changes in speech
- Changes in mood
- Changes in personality
- Loss of balance
- Vision loss
- Diplopia
- Strabismus
- Muscle weakness
- Numbness
References
- ↑ McCarthy BJ, Rankin KM, Aldape K, Bondy ML, Brännström T, Broholm H; et al. (2011). "Risk factors for oligodendroglial tumors: a pooled international study". Neuro Oncol. 13 (2): 242–50. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noq173. PMC 3064625. PMID 21149253.
- ↑ Terry MB, Howe G, Pogoda JM, Zhang FF, Ahlbom A, Choi W; et al. (2009). "An international case-control study of adult diet and brain tumor risk: a histology-specific analysis by food group". Ann Epidemiol. 19 (3): 161–71. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.12.010. PMC 3832293. PMID 19216998.
- ↑ Symptoms of oligoastrocytoma. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligoastrocytoma. Accessed on October 16, 2015
- ↑ Naugle DK, Duncan TD, Grice GP (2004). "Oligoastrocytoma". Radiographics. 24 (2): 598–600. doi:10.1148/rg.242035069. PMID 15026604.
- ↑ Symptoms of oligoastrocytoma. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligoastrocytoma. Accessed on October 20, 2015
- ↑ Pouratian N, Schiff D (2010). "Management of low-grade glioma". Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 10 (3): 224–31. doi:10.1007/s11910-010-0105-7. PMC 2857752. PMID 20425038.