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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
Symptoms
Symptoms of neoplastic meningitis are pleomorphic due to involvement of three domains of the neurological function, which include:[1]
- Cerebral hemisphere (15%)
- Cranial nerves (35%)
- Spinal cord and roots (60%)
Symptoms due to cerebral hemisphere dysfunction
Symptoms due to cranial nerve dysfunction
- Cranial nerve III
- Dilation of pupils
- "Down and out" position of affected eye
- Drooping of the eyelid
- Cranial nerve IV
- Weakness of downward eye movement with consequent vertical diplopia
- Tortional diplopia
- Cranial nerve VI
References
- ↑ Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). "Neoplastic Meningitis". The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.