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- $Title{What are the Signs of a Brain Tumor?}
- $Subject{brain tumor headache cancer cancers neoplasm neoplasms tumors
- headaches enthusiasm wandering behaviors behavior impulsiveness impulsive
- memory memories read reading CT scan scans}
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- Where Headaches Originate I*0004001.scf}
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- What are the Signs of a Brain Tumor?
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- QUESTION: I get headaches often enough to begin to worry about the
- possibility of a brain tumor. What should I be looking for to tell if this is
- so?
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- ANSWER: Not all persistent headaches indicate that a person may be suffering
- from a brain tumor.
- Nevertheless, severe headaches that occur suddenly, quite frequently in
- the morning when the head is in certain positions, or when one coughs are
- suspicious.
- Troublesome changes in mental functions that start rather abruptly
- accompanied by lack of enthusiasm, wandering behaviors or impulsiveness,
- recent changes in memory, difficulty with arithmetic or reading problems that
- are not corrected by eyeglasses, must be called to the attention of your
- doctor. With children such symptoms may be accompanied by headaches that
- disturb their sleep or that occur during mornings. Also, they may exhibit
- increased irritability or an unexplained lowering of performance in school.
- As in most every case, early detection is vital if one is suffering from
- a brain tumor, so that early treatment can begin. Assuredly not everyone who
- experiences these symptoms needs a CT scan of the brain, but scans are the
- most effective and available methods of detecting brain tumors.
- More important in your case, as with all who live in doubt and anxiety
- about their health, is the courage to take the step towards diagnosis that a
- visit to your physician accomplishes.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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