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HomeTumors of the Nervous System in ChildrenInfratentorial Tumors In Children HomepageBrainstem Gliomas in Children HomepagePresentation of Brainstem Gliomas in ChildrenPresentation of Cervicomedullary Gliomas in Children

Presentation of Cervicomedullary Gliomas in Children

This page was last updated on May 9th, 2017

  • Medullary syndrome: Patients with medullary syndrome often present with a failure to thrive secondary to nausea, vomiting, or dysphagia. Also seen with this syndrome are sleep apnea, dysarthria, and recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (8).
  • Cervical cord syndrome: Patients with lesions that have a more caudal epicenter present with chronic neck pain and/or progressive myelopathy with spasticity and weakness (8).

 

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