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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of astrocytoma depend on the location, size, age and the rate of growth of the tumor. Common symptoms of astrocytoma include headaches, seizures and change in personality or behavior.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with astrocytoma may have a positive history of:
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of astrocytoma are:[1][2][3]
- Morning headache or headache that goes away after vomiting
- Nausea and vomiting
- Vision, hearing, and speech problems
- Loss of balance and trouble walking
- Worsening handwriting or slow speech
- Weakness or change in feeling on one side of the body
- Unusual sleepiness
- More or less energy than usual
- Change in personality or behavior
- Weight loss or weight gain for no known reason
- Increase in the size of the head (in infants)
- Seizures- In almost half of the cases, the first symptom of an astrocytoma is the onset of a focal or generalized seizure. Between 60 to 75% of patients will have recurrent seizures in the course of their illness.
- Children with astrocytoma usually have decreased memory, attention, and motor abilities, but unaffected intelligence, language, and academic skills.
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma is often related to seizures, neurologic deficits, headaches, or changes in mental status.
Less Common Symptoms
References
- ↑ JL Ater; et al. (1996). "Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score". Journal of Child Neurology. 11 (6): 462–469. PMID 9120225.
- ↑ JM Dewar, PJ Dady and V Balakrishnan (1985). "Metastatic astrocytoma". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 15 (6): 745–747. PMID 3010926.
- ↑ Bigner, D. D. (2006). Russell and Rubinstein's pathology of tumors of the nervous system. London New York, NY: Hodder Arnold Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0340810071.