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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 gliomatosis cerebri include dysphagia, dysarthria, nystagmus, papilledema, hemiparesis, facial paresthesia, vision loss, ataxia, mental status changes, aphasia, and focal neurological defects (corticospinal tract defects, spinocerebellar tract defects, and cranioneuropathies).[1][2]

Physical Examination

Common physical examination findings of gliomatosis cerebri include:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Buis DR, van der Valk P, De Witt Hamer PC (2012). "Subcutaneous tumor seeding after biopsy in gliomatosis cerebri". J Neurooncol. 106 (2): 431–5. doi:10.1007/s11060-011-0678-2. PMC 3230756. PMID 21837541.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rajz GG, Nass D, Talianski E, Pfeffer R, Spiegelmann R, Cohen ZR (2012). "Presentation patterns and outcome of gliomatosis cerebri". Oncol Lett. 3 (1): 209–213. doi:10.3892/ol.2011.445. PMC 3362440. PMID 22740882.


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