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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The clinical presentation of ependymoma is dependent on tumor location.
History and Symptoms
Infratentorial (posterior fossa) ependymoma
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Blurred or double vision
- Drowsiness (after several hours of the above symptoms)
- Irritability
- Ataxia
- Neck pain
- Cranial nerve palsies
Supratentorial ependymoma
Spinal cord ependymoma
- Back pain
- Lower extremity weakness
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction.