What is meningioma?
Meningiomas are tumors of the meninges, the surface coverings of the central nervous system (brain and spinal). The cell of origin for the meningioma is the arachnoid cap cell. Meningiomas are usually non cancerous (benign).
How do members experience meningioma?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with meningioma*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Chronic fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Trigeminal neuralgia
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for meningioma*
Who has meningioma on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 3 | |
30s | 9 | |
40s | 49 | |
50s | 86 | |
60s | 92 | |
70+ | 54 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 43 | |
Female | 252 |