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. 2015 Jun 5;62(10):1805–1812. doi: 10.1002/pbc.25596

Table II.

Diagnostic Characteristics of the Brain Tumor Patients

No. Histology a Location b Brain stem involvement Symptoms Symptom duration Neurological deficits c Ataxia Oculomotor palsy Epileptic seizures Hydrocephalus d
1 MB IT NO Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No No No Moderate
Headaches
2 ONG e SU No Impaired hearing ≥100 days Yes No No No No
Impaired vision
Fine‐motor
problems
3 NGCT SM No Nausea/vomiting <100 days Yes No Yes No Marked
4 PA SH No Headaches <100 days Yes Yes No No Marked
Fatigue
Vestibular disorder
Limping (right)
Back pain
5 NGCT SU No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No No No No
Headaches
6 PNET SH No Hemiparesis right <100 days Yes No No No No
7 ODG SH No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No No No No
Strabismus
Abdominal pain
8 DNT SH No Headaches <100 days No No No Yes No
Fatigue
9 PA SM No Nausea/vomiting <100 days Yes No No No Marked
Headaches
Impaired vision
Slurred speech
Paraesthesias
10 CP SM No Impaired vision ≥100 days No No No No No
11 PA IT No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No No No Moderate
Headaches
Impaired vision
Loss of appetite
12 NGCT SM No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No no No No
13 PA IT No Nausea/vomiting ≥100 days Yes Yes no No No
Headaches
14 CPT SH No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No no No No
Fatigue
15 CS SH No Nausea/vomiting ≥100 days Yes Yes no No No
Headaches
16 Unknown SM No Headaches ≥100 days No No no No No
Fatigue
17 MB IT No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No no No Marked
Headaches
18 GE SM & IT No Nausea/vomiting >100 days No No yes No Marked
Headaches
19 PA SH No Nausea/vomiting <100 days No No no No Marked
Headaches
20 PA SM No Headaches <100 days No No no No No
a

Histology: CS, chondrosarcoma; CP, craniopharyngioma; CPT, choroid plexus tumor; DNT, dysembrioplastic neuroepithelial tumor; GE, germinoma; MB, medulloblastoma; NGCT, nongerminomatous germ cell tumor; ODG, oligodenodroglioma; ONG, optic nerve glioma; PA, pilocytic astrocytoma.

b

Location: IT, infratentorial; SH, supratentorial hemispheric; SM, supratentorial midline; SU, supratentorial unspecified.

c

Neurological deficits (manifested as slight motor weakness, clumsiness or impairments in coordination and reflexes): no, absent; yes, mild, not interfering with daily life.

d

Hydrocephalus: no, absent; moderate, supratentorial convexity spaces not completely effaced; marked, supratentorial convexity spaces completely effaced.

e

History of neonatal meningitis.