Meningiomas: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Meningiomas: clinical features. The incidence is 8 per 100,000 population. There is an increasing incidence with age. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Demographic features
- The incidence is 8 per 100,000 population
- There is an increasing incidence with age
- There is a high prevalence after the age of 65 years
Risk factors for progression of incidental meningiomas
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References
- Suppiah S, Nassiri F, Bi WL, et al; International Consortium on Meningiomas. Molecular and translational advances in meningiomas. Neuro Oncol 2019; 21(Supplement_1):i4-i17.
- Huang RY, Bi WL, Griffith B, et al; International Consortium on Meningiomas . Imaging and diagnostic advances for intracranial meningiomas. Neuro Oncol 2019; 21(Supplement_1):i44-i61.
- Gallagher MJ, Jenkinson MD, Brodbelt AR, Mills SJ, Chavredakis E. WHO grade 1 meningioma recurrence: are location and Simpson grade still relevant? Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016; 141:117-121.
