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:* How fast the [[tumor]] grows | :* How fast the [[tumor]] grows | ||
:* The child's age and development | :* The child's age and development | ||
* Some | * Some [[tumor]]s do not cause symptoms. The most common symptoms of astrocytoma are: | ||
:* Morning [[headache]] or headache that goes away after vomiting | :* Morning [[headache]] or [[headache]] that goes away after [[vomiting]] | ||
:* Nausea and vomiting | :* [[Nausea and vomiting]] | ||
:* Vision, hearing, and speech problems | :* [[Vision]], [[hearing]], and [[speech]] problems | ||
:* Loss of balance and trouble walking | :* Loss of [[balance]] and trouble walking | ||
:* Worsening handwriting or slow speech | :* Worsening handwriting or slow [[speech]] | ||
:* Weakness or change in feeling on one side of the body | :* Weakness or change in feeling on one side of the [[body]] | ||
:* Unusual | :* Unusual [[sleep]]iness | ||
:* More or less energy than usual | :* More or less energy than usual | ||
:* Change in personality or behavior | :* Change in personality or behavior | ||
:* [[Seizures]]. | :* [[Seizures]]. | ||
:* Weight loss or weight gain for no known reason | :* [[Weight loss]] or [[weight]] gain for no known reason | ||
:* Increase in the size of the head (in | :* Increase in the size of the [[head]] (in [[infant]]s) | ||
:* [[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. | :* [[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. | :* Children with astrocytoma usually have decreased [[memory]], [[attention]], and [[motor]] abilities, but unaffected intelligence, language, and academic skills. | ||
:* Anaplastic Astrocytoma is often related to | :* Anaplastic Astrocytoma is often related to [[seizure]]s, neurologic deficits, [[headache]]s, or changes in [[mental status]].<ref>{{cite journal | ||
| author = JL Ater ''et al'' | | author = JL Ater ''et al'' | ||
| title = Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score | | title = Correlation of medical and neurosurgical events with neuropsychological status in children at diagnosis of astrocytoma: utilization of a neurological severity score | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A positive finding of headache, seizures, change in personality or behavior are suggestive of astrocytoma.
Symptoms
- Symptoms depend on the following.[1]
- Location of the tumor in the brain or spinal cord
- Size of the tumor
- How fast the tumor grows
- The child's age and development
- Some tumors do not cause symptoms. The most common symptoms of astrocytoma are:
- 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
- Seizures.
- 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.[2] [3]
References
- ↑ "National Caner Institute Astrocytoma".
- ↑ 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.