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. 2018 Jul;23(3):227–237. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180055

Participants’ responses to prompted question for signs and symptoms of CNS tumors.

Signs and Symptoms Method of Administration
Personal Online
Y N DK Y N DK

n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Not eating or having a poor appetite 908 60.5 329 21.9 252 16.8 766 51.1 428 28.5 306 20.4
Experiencing abnormal involuntary movements 1223 81.5 158 10.5 114 7.60 1315 87.7 84 5.60 101 6.73
Difficulty in awareness and learning 839 55.9 427 28.5 229 15.3 863 57.5 437 29.1 200 13.3
Congenital anomaly of brain 670 44.7 460 30.7 362 24.1 456 30.4 715 47.7 329 21.9
Drowsiness or prolonged sleepiness 857 57.1 357 23.8 275 18.3 843 56.2 393 26.2 264 17.6
Think back pain, back stiffness, odd posture 577 38.5 591 39.4 327 21.8 489 32.6 676 45.1 335 22.3
Excessive emotional problems 390 26.0 784 52.3 321 21.4 311 20.7 889 59.3 300 20.0
Arm paralyzed, monoplegia, muscle weakness 782 52.1 370 24.7 343 22.9 768 51.2 439 29.3 293 19.5
Physical delay 612 40.8 513 34.2 371 24.7 521 34.7 636 42.4 343 22.9
Unusual head tilt or stiff neck 686 45.7 438 29.2 372 24.8 755 50.3 435 29.0 310 20.7
Clumsiness loss of balance 1125 75.0 192 12.8 179 11.9 1261 84.1 127 8.47 112 7.47
Deafness 684 45.6 469 31.3 345 23.0 823 54.9 422 28.1 255 17.0
Headaches 1220 81.3 150 10.0 127 8.47 1335 89.0 79 5.27 86 5.73
Visual impairment 870 58.0 343 22.9 276 18.4 1054 70.3 281 18.7 165 11.0
Enlarged head development 727 48.5 349 23.3 416 27.7 708 47.2 459 30.6 333 22.2
Loss of bladder/bowel control 269 17.9 660 44.0 561 37.4 166 11.1 861 57.4 473 31.5
Behaviour problems, personality change, constant confusion 374 24.9 631 42.1 486 32.4 336 22.4 776 51.7 388 25.9
Vomiting without diarrhoea 512 34.1 487 32.5 496 33.1 574 38.3 572 38.1 354 23.6
Loss of weight 787 52.5 351 23.4 361 24.1 857 57.1 369 24.6 274 18.3

Y - yes, N - no, DK - do not know