FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;



Meningioma

Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
Seizures
Elevation of intra cranial pressure
Edema
Papilledema
Hydrocephalus

Findings according to the location of the tumor

Frontal & parietal tumors


Change in personality
Progressive weakness
Sensory loss in the opposite side
Dysphasia
Memory disorder

Occipital tumors


Visual disturbances
Midline of the frontal fossa
Dementia
Visual symptoms
Extension to the orbit
Proptosis of the eye

Third cranial nerve involvement


Ptosis of the eyelid (Drooping of the upper eye lids)
Diplopia (Double vision)
Hearing loss
Facial numbness
Ataxia

Foramen magnum


Cervical pain
Neck stiffness
Dysaesthesia
Clumsiness of the hands & fingers