Table 1.
Case series of patients with gliomas involving cranial nerves.
| Case | Age (years) | Sex | Location | Grade (WHO) |
Neuropathy | Maximal Thickness Involved Cranial Nerve (mm) | Maximal Thickness Contralateral Cranial Nerve (mm) | Maximal Length (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 67 | M | R pons to trigeminal nerve | IV | Yes | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2. | 53 | F | R pons to trigeminal and vestibulocochlear nerves; separate R frontal tumor | IV | No | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3. | 67 | F | L pons to trigeminal nerve | II | Yes | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 4. | 49 | F | R midbrain to R oculomotor nerve; separate R frontal tumor | IV | Yes | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 5. | 22 | M | R pons to trigeminal nerve; separate R frontal & thalamus tumor | IV | No | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6. | 9 | M | R pons to trigeminal nerve; separate R thalamus & midbrain tumor | IV | No | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 7. | 34 | M | R pons to trigeminal nerve; separate R parietal tumor | II | No | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8. | 24 | F | R pons to trigeminal and facial nerves | IV | Yes | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Mean (SD) | 41 (20.3) |
5.9 (3.6) |
1.5 (0.5) |
9.4 (4.7) |
Key: M=male, F=female, R=right, L=left, WHO=World Health Organization, SD=standard deviation