Meningioma history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of meningioma include visual defects, speech difficulty, paralysis and headache.
History
- When evaluating a patient for multiple myeloma, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (duration, onset, progression), other associated symptoms, and a thorough medication review. Other specific areas of focus when obtaining the history are outlined below:[1]
- Review past medical history for other plasma cell diseases
- Review family history for members with positive history of the disease
- Review occupational history related to farming or oil industry
- Review any exposure to radiation or toxic chemicals
Common Symptoms
- General symptoms of meningioma include:
- Morning headache
- Weakness and focal neurological deficit
- Confusion
- However, the specific clinical presentation of meningioma is determined by the exact anatomical location of the tumor:
- Symptoms observed in olfactory groove meningioma include:
- Urinary incontinence
- Mild personality changes
- Mild memory loss
- Visual defects
- Decreased concentration span
- Anosmia
- Symptoms observed in cerebral convexity meningioma include:
- Visual defect
- Speech difficulties
- Symptoms observed in posterior fossa meningioma include:
- Swallowing diffuclties
- Voice abnormalities
- Imbalance
- Loss of coordination
- Symptoms observed in parafalcine meningioma include:
- Significant personality changes
- Tremor
- Imbalance
- Significant memory loss
- Symptoms observed in cerebellopontine angle meningioma include:
- Facial palsy
- Dizziness
- Loss of coordination
- Imbalance
- Voice abnormalities
- Hearing loss
- Difficulty swallowing
- Symptoms observed in parasagittal frontoparietal meningioma include:
- Urinary incontinence
- Spastic hemiparesis
- Symptoms observed in sphenoid ridge meningioma include:
- Memory loss
- Decreased visual acuity
- Outward protrusion of the eyes
- Extraocular muscle paralysis
- Personality changes
Less Common Symptoms
References
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. MedlinePlus (2015)http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php?title=Multiple_myeloma_risk_factors&action=edit§ion=2 Accessed on Septmeber, 20th 2015