Gliomas: Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:

  • General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
    • Inspection (viewing).
      • Skin, mucous membranes and sclerae (white part of the eye).
      • Gait pattern [gait disturbances]
  • Ophthalmic examination – including ophthalmoscopy (ophthalmoscopy) of the back of the eye [visual disturbances; papilledema (swelling (edema) at the junction of the optic nerve with the retina, which is noticeable as a protrusion of the optic nerve head; congestion papilla usually bilateral)?]
  • ENT medical examination – for dysosmia (olfactory disorders).
  • Neurological examination – mandatory with assessment of reflexes, motor function and sensitivity [paresis/paralysis].

Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.