Gliomatosis cerebri history and symptoms

When evaluating a patient for gliomatosis cerebri, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (onset, duration, and progression), other associated symptoms, and a thorough family and past medical history review. Other specific areas of focus when obtaining the history include review of common associated conditions such as neurofibromatosis type 1. Symptoms of gliomatosis cerebri include headache, nausea, vomiting, seizure, loss of balance, memory loss, personality changes, cognitive problems, confusion, diplopia, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in speech, motor weakness, and facial numbness.

When evaluating a patient for gliomatosis cerebri, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (onset, duration, and progression), other associated symptoms, and a thorough family and past medical history review. Other specific areas of focus when obtaining the history include a review of common associated conditions such as neurofibromatosis type 1.^[1]

Symptoms of gliomatosis cerebri include:^[2]

• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Seizure
• Loss of balance
• Memory loss
• Personality changes
• Cognitive problems
• Confusion
• Diplopia
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Difficulty in speech
• Motor weakness
• Facial numbness

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