Symptoms

Children with ependymoma may experience the following symptoms. Sometimes, children with ependymoma do not show any of these symptoms. Or, these symptoms may be cause by a medical condition that is not a tumor. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk to your child’s doctor.

• Headaches
  
  
• Seizures
  
  
• Nausea and vomiting
  
  
• Changes in vision, such as blurriness
  
  
• Difficulty with walking or balance
  
  
• Swelling of the nerve at the back of the eye
  
  
• Jerky eye movements
  
  
• Neck pain