Monocytes are white blood cells that are common to the blood of all vertebrates and they help the immune system to function properly. There are a number of reasons for a high monocyte count, which can also be called monocytosis. Some of the reasons can include stress, viral fevers, inflammation and organ necrosis.
Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Paraneoplastic syndromes: 1  Skin symptoms -- Symptom Checker. 2  Fever -- Symptom Checker. 3  Loss of appetite -- Symptom Checker. 4  Weight loss -- Symptom Checker. 5  Itchy skin -- Symptom Checker. 6  Flushed skin -- Symptom Checker. 7  Cushing's syndrome -- Symptom Checker.
A simpler way to classify these tumors is by two categories: diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and focal brain stem glioma. Symptoms: Children with DIPG present with ataxia (clumsiness or wobbliness), weakness of a leg and/or arm, double vision, and sometimes headaches, vomiting, tilting of the head, or facial weakness. Double vision (diplopia) is the most common presenting symptom for these tumors. Symptoms are usually present for 6 months or less at time of diagnosis. Patients with focal brain stem gliomas may display some of the same symptoms, although not the usual combination of ataxia, weakness, and double vision.