Ependymoma physical examination
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with ependymoma usually appear well. Physical examination of patients with ependymoma is usually remarkable for altered mental status, spasticity, and muscle weakness.
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings of ependymoma include:[1]
Neurological
- Altered mental status
- Ataxia
- Focal neurological deficits
- Corticospinal tract defect
- Spasticity
- Hyperreflexia
- Loss of the ability to perform fine movements
- Extensor plantar response (Babinski sign present)
- Spinocerebellar tract defect
- Cranioneuropathies
- Corticospinal tract defect
Musculoskeletal
- Muscle weakness
- Bladder dysfunction
- Low back pain
References
- ↑ Radhakrishnan N, Nair NS, Hingwala DR, Kapilamoorthy TR, Radhakrishnan VV (2012). “Tanycytic ependymoma of filum terminale: a case report”. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 114 (2): 169–71. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.017. PMID 22056760.
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