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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Glioma
  1. Optic glioma 
    Gliomas are tumors that grow in various parts of the brain. Optic gliomas can affect: One or both of the optic ... of the hypothalamus of the brain An optic glioma may also grow along with a hypothalamic glioma .
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001024.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hypothalamic tumor 
    ... environmental factors. In children, most hypothalamic tumors are gliomas. Gliomas are a common type of brain tumor that ... growth of glial cells, which support nerve cells. Gliomas can occur at any age. They are often ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001211.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Brain tumor - primary - adults 
    ... common in a certain age group. In adults, gliomas and meningiomas are the most common. Gliomas come from glial cells such as astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007222.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Brain tumor - children 
    ... ages 5 to 8. Also called low-grade gliomas, these are the most common brain tumors in ... on the location and type of ependymoma. Brainstem gliomas are very rare tumors that occur almost only ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000768.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Posterior fossa tumor 
    Posterior fossa tumor is a type of brain tumor located in or near the bottom of the skull. ... The posterior fossa is a small space in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001404.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Neurofibromatosis-1 
    ... include: Tumors of the eye, such as optic glioma Seizures Freckles in the underarm or groin Large, ... a tumor in an optic nerve (optic nerve glioma) Break in the leg bones that does not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000847.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Blindness and vision loss 
    ... pigmentosa Tumors, such as retinoblastoma and optic nerve glioma Total blindness (no light perception) is often due ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003040.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Visual field 
    ... sclerosis (disorder that affects the CNS) Optic nerve glioma (tumor of the optic nerve) Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003879.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Neurofibromatosis I - enlarged optic foramen (image) 
    ... visual difficulties and was discovered to have a glioma (nerve tumor) in the optic nerve. The tumor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1276.htm - Medical Encyclopedia