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The Visual System and Childhood Brain Tumor


The Visual System and Childhood Brain Tumor

Warning signs in the visual system would be unexplained visual loss, jiggling or nystagmus of the eyes, exotropia (an outward deviation of one eye), and ...

Effects of Brain Tumors on Vision in Children - PMC - PubMed Central

Pediatric brain tumors can distort, damage, and destroy portions of the brain involved in both the afferent and efferent vision pathways. This interruption of ...

Visual function in children with primary brain tumors - PMC - NCBI

Children with primary brain tumors may have vision loss due to involvement of their afferent visual pathways or from papilledema.

Effects of pediatric brain tumors on vision - Norton Children's

Brain tumors in children pose a risk to vision either from direct compression of the visual pathway by the tumor or from elevated pressure ...

Brain Tumors in Children | Johns Hopkins Medicine

If the tumor affects the optic pathway, which is responsible for sight, the child may experience vision changes. Brain Tumor Diagnosis in Children. A child ...

Ophthalmological Findings in Youths With a Newly Diagnosed Brain ...

The most posterior tumor location was assigned to optic pathway gliomas involving multiple regions. Ophthalmological Data. Children underwent a ...

Pediatric brain tumors - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

If the body's germ-fighting immune system is weakened by medicines or illness, there might be a higher risk of pediatric brain tumors. Children ...

Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

An optic nerve glioma (also called an optic pathway glioma) is a slow-growing brain tumor in or around the optic nerve.

Changes in vision | Brain Tumour Symptoms in Children

When might a vision change in a child be a sign of a brain tumour? · Abnormal eye movements such as eyes looking like they are flicking, wobbly or quivering.

Visual impairment in children with a brain tumor - BMC Ophthalmology

Compression of the visual pathway by the tumor may lead to decreased visual acuity (VA), visual field (VF) loss and ocular motility deficits [6, ...

Visual perception and spatial transformation of the body in children ...

Pediatric brain tumor survivors showed alterations in body representation processes. •. Supratentorial tumors led to general visuo-spatial transformation ...

Childhood Glioma (Including Astrocytoma) - NCI

Gliomas are a group of tumors that arise from glial cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

Ophthalmological Evaluation in Children Presenting With a...

Second, a brain tumor can cause cranial nerve palsies and strabismus by affecting the efferent visual pathway (8,12,13). Third, obstruction of the cerebrospinal ...

Brain Tumors | Boston Children's Hospital

What are the symptoms of a brain tumor? · Seizures · Visual changes · Slurred speech · Paralysis or weakness on one half of the body or face · Personality changes or ...

Defining Biomarkers of Vision Loss in Common Brain Tumor

Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are one of the most common brain tumors in children, representing approximately two to five percent of pediatric brain tumors.

Visual Signs And Symptoms Of Brain Tumours In Children - IOVS

The visual system abnormalities present at the diagnosis included: diplopia and/or squint (34.3%), abnormal eye movements (nystagmus, Parinaud's syndrome, ...

Brain Tumors in Children - Nationwide Children's Hospital

Primary brain tumors start in the brain and generally do not spread outside the brain tissue. Most central nervous system cancers are brain tumors. Brain tumors ...

Brain Tumors in Children: 8 Warning Signs You Should Know

... brain tumor that's affecting the cerebral cortex. If your child's mood swings or personality changes seem sudden or severe, tell your child's pediatrician.

Brain Tumor in Children - Cleveland Clinic

Brain tumors in children can be malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer). There are several types, depending on where in their brain the tumor started.

Pediatric Brain Tumors | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Gliomas · Astrocytoma. Astrocytomas are the most common type of childhood glioma and favor the nervous system. · Malignant Gliomas. These tumors, including the ...


Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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A central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor, often abbreviated as PNET, supratentorial PNET, or CNS-PNET, is one of the 3 types of embryonal central nervous system tumors.