Symptoms

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

• Headaches
  
  
• Morning vomiting that gets worse with time
  
  
• Clumsiness
  
  
• Problems with handwriting and other motor skills that get worse over time

If the tumor spreads to the spinal cord, it may cause the following symptoms:

• Back pain
  
  
• Inability to control the bowels and bladder
  
  
• Difficulty walking