Ependymoma (patient information)

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Ependymoma
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
Diagnosis
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Where to find medical care for Ependymoma?
Prevention
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
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What are the symptoms of Ependymoma?

Symptoms of ependymoma include headache, nausea, and irritability.

Infratentorial (posterior fossa) ependymoma

• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Blurry or double vision
• Drowsiness (after several hours of the above symptoms)
• Irritability
• Ataxia
• Neck pain
• Cranial nerve palsies

Supratentorial ependymoma

• Headache
• Seizures
• Focal neurologic deficits.

Spinal cord ependymoma

• Back pain
• Lower extremity weakness
• Bowel and bladder dysfunction

Where to find medical care for Ependymoma?

Directions to Hospitals Treating Ependymoma