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*Altered sense of consciousness | *Altered sense of consciousness | ||
*Dilatation of the pupil on the ipsilateral side of lesion | *Anisocoria (Dilatation of the pupil on the ipsilateral side of lesion) | ||
*[[Papilledema]] on fundoscopic examination | *[[Papilledema]] on fundoscopic examination | ||
*Focal neurological deficits | *Focal neurological deficits, cognitive and behavioral impairment (including impaired judgment, memory loss, lack of recognition, spatial orientation disorders), personality or emotional changes, [[hemiparesis]], [[hypoesthesia]], [[aphasia]], [[ataxia]], visual field impairment, impaired sense of smell, impaired hearing, facial paralysis, double vision, dizziness, but more severe symptoms might occur too, such as paralysis on one side of the body hemiplegia or impairment in swallowing) | ||
* Changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain, pressure, different temperatures, or other stimuli<ref name="nlmnihgov">National Library of Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html</ref> | * Changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain, pressure, different temperatures, or other stimuli<ref name="nlmnihgov">National Library of Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 21 August 2015
Brain tumor Microchapters |
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 brain tumors include altered sense of consciousness, anisocoria, papilledema and focal neurological deficits.
Physical examination
- Altered sense of consciousness
- Anisocoria (Dilatation of the pupil on the ipsilateral side of lesion)
- Papilledema on fundoscopic examination
- Focal neurological deficits, cognitive and behavioral impairment (including impaired judgment, memory loss, lack of recognition, spatial orientation disorders), personality or emotional changes, hemiparesis, hypoesthesia, aphasia, ataxia, visual field impairment, impaired sense of smell, impaired hearing, facial paralysis, double vision, dizziness, but more severe symptoms might occur too, such as paralysis on one side of the body hemiplegia or impairment in swallowing)
- Changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain, pressure, different temperatures, or other stimuli[1]
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html