What are the characteristics of glioma patients

As we all know, once we have glioma, our life and work will be affected, which will also make us depressed and discouraged. If this disease is not taken seriously, it will even threaten our life safety. So what are the characteristics of the so-called glioma patients when they suffer from the disease?

About 1/3 of patients have epilepsy as the first symptom. About 60% of patients develop epilepsy.

The affected limbs have ataxia, clumsy movements, unstable holding, low muscle tone and tendon reflexes, etc.

The lesion may cause mild paralysis of the contralateral limbs, sensory impairment and spontaneous pain in one half of the body, ataxia and choreiform movements of the affected limbs, and may also manifest as mental disorders, endocrine disorders, homonymous hemianopsia on the healthy side, upward vision impairment and hearing impairment, etc.

Visual impairment and abnormal eye position. Eye movement disorders, limited eye abduction, involvement of the facial nerve and trigeminal nerve, swallowing disorders and changes in vital signs. The tumor is highly malignant and grows quickly, with a short course of disease. Most cases are within 3 months from the onset of symptoms to medical treatment. Symptoms of high intracranial pressure are obvious. 33% of patients have epileptic seizures, and 20% of patients show mental symptoms such as apathy, dementia, and intellectual impairment. (Patients) may have varying degrees of hemiplegia, hemisensory disorders, aphasia, and hemianopsia. Epilepsy is often the first symptom, and mental symptoms are mainly emotional abnormalities and dementia. Invasion of motor and sensory areas can produce hemiplegia, hemisensory disorders, and aphasia. Symptoms of high intracranial pressure appear later. General symptoms include increased intracranial pressure, headache, vomiting, papilledema, changes in visual field, epilepsy, diplopia, cranial enlargement (in childhood), and changes in vital signs.

Severe paroxysmal headaches may be accompanied by sudden loss of consciousness, mental disorders, memory loss, etc.

The tumor grows rapidly and the symptoms of high intracranial pressure are obvious

Diplopia, facial paralysis, enlarged head (in children), choking cough, etc.

Symptoms of brainstem compression (vomiting, choking, dysphagia, hoarseness, dyspnea), cerebellar symptoms (unsteady gait, nystagmus, etc.), hemiplegia, and ocular movement disorders.