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Astrocytoma
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
14Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Brain or Intracranial Pressure Increase
- Distal Sensory Loss: Peripheral Neuropathy
- Eye Inner or Intraocular Pressure Increased (Papiloedema)
- Eyes Uncontrollable Constant Movement (Nystagmus)
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- Headache: Severe (Cephalgia)
- Mind: Impaired Cognition
- Mind: Lethargy
- Movement: Loss of Fine Motor Control
- Movement: Muscle Coordination Loss (Ataxia)
- Muscle Weakness
- Seizures
- Vision Double (Diplopia)
- Visual Disturbances
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
6Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
3These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
3This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- IgG (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 0–5 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Lactic Acid (Cerebrospinal Fluid, L-Lactate)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 9–21 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 10–65 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Acid Concentration (L-Lactate)
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Astrocytoma
Astrocytoma
An astrocytoma is a type of brain tumour which can be either cancerous or benign. Astrocytomas can develop in patients of any age.
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112669695/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
2. http://journals.lww.com/co-neurology/Abstract/2005/12000/Treatment_of_astrocytomas.4.aspx
3. http://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/Abstract/1987/06000/Radiation_Therapy_in_the_Treatment_of_Cerebral.28.aspx
4. http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/jns.1982.57.5.0685?cookieSet=1&journalCode=jns
5. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch225/ch225b.html#sec16-ch225-ch225b-1763b
6. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/283453-overview
7. http://www.mdguidelines.com/astrocytoma
8. http://www.mayoclinic.org/glioma/types.html
9. http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Astrocytoma+-+Childhood?sectionTitle=Symptoms
10. http://www.astrofund.org.uk/LGG.php
11. http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/brain-tumour/treatment/types/treatment-for-glioma#astro
12. http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/astrocytoma/nord775