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Diplopia or double vision is seeing two images of a single object, either one on top of the other, side by side, or a mix of both.
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.