Medulloblastoma natural history

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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]

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Sixth cranial nerve palsy Decerebrate attacks appear late in the disease. Increased Intracranial pressure

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Treatment begins with maximal resection of the tumor. The addition of radiation to the entire neuraxis and chemotherapy may increase the disease-free survival. This combination may permit a 5 year survival in more than 80% of cases. The presence of desmoplastic features such as connective tissue formation offers a better prognosis. Prognosis is worse if child is less than 3 years old, inadequate degree of resection, or if presence of any CSF, spinal, supratentorial or systemic spread.

Increase intracranial pressure may be controlled with corticosteroids or a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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