Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 40 No. 1, 2001.
Stručni rad
Neurologic Symptoms as First Signs of Brain Tumor in Children
Branka Mučić-Pucić
Ljerka Cvitanović-Šojat
Tomislav Hajnžić
Marina Mataija
Sažetak
During a 15-year period (1985-1999), 181 children were hospitalized at the Oncological Ward of the Department for Pediatrics, for primary brain tumor. Medical records were reviewed to assess the duration and prevalence of symptoms prior to diagnosis. Headache was the leading symptom found in 47% of children, followed by vomiting in 31%, ataxia in 27%, and ocular symptoms in 23% of children with brain tumor. Neurologic problems as the only symptom of brain tumor may mislead pediatricians and neuropediatricians, so that a low index of suspicion may delay the diagnosis. The aim of this 15-year casuistic analysis was to help improve the diagnostic procedure and reduce the delay in reaching the diagnosis.
Ključne riječi
Nervous system neoplasms, diagnosis; Neurologic examination; Child
Hrčak ID:
14845
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Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2001.
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