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Primary Brain Tumor
Alternate Names : Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor - Primary, Cancer - Brain Tumor (Primary), Ependymoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Meningioma, Neuroglioma, Oligodendroglioma
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Primary Brain Tumor Symptoms & Signs
IN INFANTS
Note: Specific symptoms vary.
Additional symptoms that may be associated with primary brain tumors:
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- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD - Pediatric)
- Memory Loss
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• Definition
• Primary Brain Tumor Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Primary Brain Tumor Symptoms & Signs
• Primary Brain Tumor Diagnosis & Tests
• Primary Brain Tumor Treatment
• Primary Brain Tumor Prognosis
• Primary Brain Tumor Complications
• Primary Brain Tumor Support Groups
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• Brain Herniation
• Craniopharyngioma
• Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Retinoblastoma
• Stress Gastritis
• Tumor
Tests & Exams
• Biopsy
• Cerebral Angiography
• CPK Isoenzymes
• Cranial CT Scan
• CT Scan
• EEG
• MRI of the Head
Other Topics
• Advanced Care Directives
• Anterior
• Babinski's Reflex
• Benign
• Cancer - Resources
• Central Nervous System
• Chemotherapy
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Cranial Sutures
• Decerebrate Posture
• Decorticate Posture
• Endocrine
• Eye Movements - Uncontrollable
• Eyelid Drooping
• Eyes/Pupils Different Size
• Facial Paralysis
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Fontanelles - Bulging
• Hand Tremor
• Headache
• Hearing Loss
• Hiccups
• Inability to Use Objects and Perform Tasks
• Incidence
• Invasive
• Malaise
• Malignancy
• Menstruation - Absent
• Movement - Uncontrollable
• Movement - Uncoordinated
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Numbness and Tingling
• Obesity
• Opisthotonos
• Pain Medications
• Proliferation
• Radiation Therapy
• Resources
• Safety
• Seizures
• Smell - Impaired
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Stress and Anxiety
• Swallowing Difficulty
• Swelling
• Tongue Problems
• Vision Problems
• Walking/Gait Abnormalities
• Weakness
• Weight Gain - Unintentional
Review Date : 11/7/2002
Reviewed By : Ezra E. W. Cohen, M.D., Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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