The clinical picture depends on the location of the meningioma as well as the extent of tumor-induced increase in intracranial pressure (intracranial pressure).
The following symptoms and complaints may indicate meningioma:
Main symptoms
- Dysosmia (olfactory disturbances).
- Epileptic seizures (convulsive seizures)
- Exophthalmos (pathological protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit).
- Brain pressure signs – headache, nausea (nausea), vomiting (vomiting), inappetence (loss of appetite), fatigue, restlessness, vigilance disorder (decreased attention).
- Hyperostosis (formation of excess bone tissue) if the meningioma is located in the bony skull (rare) – externally visible as a bump
- Neurological deficits – gait unsteadiness, visual disturbances (visual acuity reduction (reduction), visual field deficits), speech disorders.
- Behavioral abnormalities, changes in character – aggressiveness.
If the meningioma is located in the spinal canal (spinal cord canal), the following symptoms may occur:
- Restrictions on the mobility of the extremities
- Paresthesias (sensory disturbances)
- Paresis (paralysis)
