Table 1.
Summary of demographic data, tumor location and symptoms in pediatric cases of EVNs reported in literature (n.d.: not defined)
| Authors | Age (years) | Tumor location | Presenting symptoms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortori-Donati P et al. [5] | 9 | Temporal | Seizures |
| 2 | Myung JK et al. [6] | 9 | Frontal | Headache |
| 3 | Brat DJ et al. [7] | From 5 to 18 (7 patients) | Cerebrum | n.d. |
| 4 | Limaiem F et al. [8] | 4 | Cerebral hemisphere | Seizures |
| 5 | Giangaspero F et al. [4] | From 5 to 18 (4 patients) | Frontal, occipital, temporal, parietal, hypothalamus | Seizures, dizziness |
| 6 | Agarwal S et al. [9] | 16 | Spinal cord | n.d. |
| 7 | Ahmad F et al. [10] | 15 | Brainstem, cerebellum | Hydrocephalus |
| 8 | Brandis A et al. [11] | 1 | Cerebellum | n.d. |
| 9 | Buchbinder D et al. [12] | 1 | Frontal | n.d. |
| 10 | Cheung YK [13] | n.d. | Thalamus | n.d. |
| 11 | Choi H et al. [14] | 8 | Frontal | n.d. |
| 12 | Garber ST and Brockmeyer DL [1] | 8 | Frontal | Seizures |
| 13 | Ghosal N et al. [15] | 9 | Frontoparietal | n.d. |
| 14 | Hamilton R [16] | 11 | Frontal | Headache, nausea, vomiting |
| 15 | Harada M et al. [17] | 7 | Frontal | Seizures |
| 16 | Makhdoomi R et al. [18] | 5 | Cerebellar vermis | Headache, vomiting, |
| 17 | Möller-Hartmann W et al. [19] | 16 | Parietooccipital | Headache |
| 18 | Mpairamidis E et al. [20] | 3 | Parietotemporal | Seizures |
| 19 | Nishio S et al. [21] | 1 - 2 (2 patients) | Frontal Temporal | Seizures, loss of consciousness, headache |
| 20 | Pal L et al. [22] | 6 | Cerebellar | Vomiting, headache, cerebellar symptoms |
| 21 | Polli FM et al. [23] | 6 - 15 (2 patients) | Spinal cord | Chronic intracranial hypertension, paraesthesiae and limb weakness |
| 22 | Psarros TG et al. [24] | 1 yr,3mo | Spinal cord | Somnolence, bilateral sixth nerve palsy, limb weakness |
| 23 | Raja AI et al. [25] | 7 | Occipital | NF1 |
| 24 | Singh A et al. [26] | 8 | Spinal cord | Paraparesis, urinary incontinence |
| 25 | Stapleton SR et al. [27] | 12 | Spinal cord | Spinal pain, numbness, paraesthesiae and limb weakness |
| 26 | Treier M et al. [28] | 11 | Temporal | Seizures |
| 27 | Yang GF et al. [29] | 2 | Frontal | Hemiparesis |
| 28 | Yi KS et al. [30] | from 10 to 13 (4 patients) | Cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum and thalamus | Headache, dizziness, seizures |
| 29 | Han et al. [31] | 2 | Frontal | Vomiting and papilloedema |