What are the most common clinical manifestations of brain tumors in children?

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Headaches,especially on awakening,and vomiting that is not related to feeding are the most common clinical manifestations of brain tumors in children.Diplopia (double vision),not blurred vision,can be a presenting sign of brainstem glioma.Ataxia is a clinical manifestation of brain tumors,but headaches and vomiting are the most common.Hydrocephalus can be a presenting sign in infants when the sutures have not closed.Children at this age are usually not walking steadily.Poor fine motor coordination may be a presenting sign of astrocytoma,but headaches and vomiting are the most common presenting signs of brain tumors.

What Are the Most Common Clinical Manifestations of Brain Tumors