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Table 1 Symptoms and clinical signs of different age groups

From: Suprasellar cysts: clinical presentation, surgical indications, and optimal surgical treatment

 

Age less than 1 year(n = 6)

1-5 years (n = 36)

6-10 years (n = 15)*

11-20 years (n = 11)†

21-53 years (n = 5)

Macrocrania

6

27

7

2

--

Motor deficits

3

23

4

3

1

Microplasia

 

--

3

4

--

Headache/vomiting/drowsiness

 

5

6

6

4

Head bobbing

 

3

2

1

--

Gaze disturbance

2

10

3

--

--

Reduced visual field or acuity

 

5

3

4

2

Seizures

 

4

5

1

--

Precocious puberty

 

2

4

3

--

Delayed puberty(primary amenorrhea)

 

--

--

2

--

  1. * One patient had both microplasia and precocious puberty
  2. † Two patients with delayed puberty and one patient with precocious puberty also had microplasia