What are the characteristics of glioma hazards

Clinically, glioma is one of the tumors with high morbidity, high mortality and great harm in the oncology department. According to relevant experts in the treatment of glioma, glioma is clinically divided into two categories, one is interstitial cells and the other is parenchymal cells. Having a glioma is a very tricky thing, so what are the characteristics of the harm of glioma?

1. Changes in mental status: About 20% of patients with brainstem gliomas have changes in mental status as the first symptom, mainly manifested in changes in emotions, personality, cognitive function, calculation ability and memory.

2. Cranial nerve symptoms: Damage to different cranial nerves will produce corresponding neurological symptoms, such as decreased vision, diplopia, strabismus and facial paralysis.

3. Headache: About 30% of patients with brainstem gliomas experience headaches, and about 70% of them experience gradually worsening headaches. This type of headache is mostly non-specific, but only intermittent, mostly located on the same side of the lesion, and often manifests as dull pain rather than throbbing pain, which is sometimes difficult to distinguish from tension headaches.

4. Epilepsy: About one-third of patients with brainstem gliomas experience epileptic seizures, and the incidence increases to 50% during the course of the disease. Half of these epilepsy attacks are localized, while the other half are generalized.

5. Focal neurological symptoms: The different locations of the tumors can also cause corresponding neurological deficit symptoms, such as limb paralysis, sensory impairment, aphasia, unsteady gait, hemianopsia, alexia and agraphia.