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Medical Video: Symptoms of Brain Tumors
If the symptoms of breast cancer are generally easier to recognize, it's another story with symptoms of a brain tumor. Symptoms of brain tumors look very similar to other everyday ailments, from headaches to depression. So, when to be vigilant and go to the doctor for consultation?
Symptoms of brain tumors that women must watch out for
1. Headache
It can be very difficult to be able to tell which headaches are caused by other conditions and which ones arise as symptoms of brain tumors, even for doctors. Your best clue is if the headache is present recently and occurs continuously without any signs of recovery and does not respond to any treatment.
"These headaches tend to worsen over time and often present when you wake up in the morning, when there is an increase in normal brain pressure due to lying in bed for a long time," said Mike Chen, MD, PhD, associate professor, division Neurosurgery, surgery department at the City of Hope Hospital, was reported from Reader's Digest.
The severity of headaches can vary greatly regardless of size or tumor growth in the brain. And there is no particular type of headache that can predict whether someone has a brain tumor or not. However, "headaches are often not a symptom of brain tumors that appear first," said Theodore Schwartz, MD, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, reported by Prevention.
2. Nausea vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are common. But if you continue nausea and vomiting without cause, especially if you are not pregnant, this should be wary of. Nausea and vomiting for no apparent reason can be a symptom of a brain tumor that you should be aware of.
3. Blurred vision
Blurred vision, double vision, and gradual loss of vision are all related to the tumor, Schwartz said. You might also see white dots or floating shapes in your visibility, known as "auras".
But the frequency of these specific symptoms may be realized at all for those who experience them - let alone link them to the symptoms of brain tumors. This particular symptom or peripheral vision is known as bitemporal hemianopsia.
You might not even pay too much attention to changes in the quality of your eyesight until you are constantly confronted with a number of careless days related to vision problems, such as a wall shock because of incorrect estimation of distance or even a car accident repeatedly. Uniquely, brain tumors are one of the many conditions that can be diagnosed by an ophthalmologist.
4. Seizures
Seizures often become one of the symptoms of a brain tumor that first appears, especially if you do not have a history of this condition before. Irritations caused by tumor growth in the brain make brain nerve cells (neurons) work out of control, and cause your limbs to experience sudden abnormal jerking movements.
Like tumors, seizures are not always confused. You can experience whole body spasms, or body stiffness or stiffness is limited to one limb, or one part of your face. Seizures can also be in the form of disappearing consciousness or momentarily dazed, eyes glaring at a glance, or other signs that the sufferer does not realize even the people around him.
5. Limp and lethargic body without cause
The movement of the body is regulated by the motor motor cortex, which initiates and controls muscle movement throughout the body. "The right motor cortex controls the left side of your body and the left motor cortex controls the right side of your body," Dr. Chen. If there is a tumor along this pathway, this signal is really disturbed and the result is loss of motion function.
Symptoms of brain tumors usually do not cause pain or pain throughout your limbs, but your left or right foot or hand may not respond as well or as quickly as usual, or even may not respond at all. So, as soon as you realize that your body is suddenly flabby and doesn't heal, you should visit a doctor for a consultation.
6. Often careless
If you have been more confused, clumsy, and careless lately - your feet hit the edge of the table, head over the edge of the door, stand unsteady, or often fall while walking - this negligence may be a symptom of a brain tumor that you must watch out for.
Motor function is controlled by the brain stem area. If you begin to feel difficult walking, especially in the dark, and you tend to stand sideways leaning to one side, this can be a symptom caused by a tumor in the cerebellum, the area of the brain responsible for balance and coordination. Balance problems are also a symptom of silent multiple sclerosis.
7. So forgetful / senile
He said, women were more susceptible to senility than men. But if lately you are increasingly forgetting to remember, you should consult a doctor to ensure symptoms of brain tumors. People with tumors are more likely to have problems remembering things, feeling confused, or having problems thinking.
8. Slurred speech, stuttering
Language problems such as stuttering, difficulty remembering the names of objects, or understanding what others say are key symptoms of tumors in the frontal or temporal lobe, areas of the brain associated with motor functions of language comprehension and speech. There are two speech centers in the brain located on the left side - the Wernicke area, which allows us to understand and understand Broca's speech, and area, which activates the muscles that create sound. When tumors are present in the brain, they are often hampered.
9. Sensation of numbness or numbness
Difficulty controlling facial expressions, difficulty swallowing, and numbness in parts of the body or face is something you should suspect as a symptom of a brain tumor originating in the brain stem - the place where your brain is connected to your spinal cord.
10. Changes in mood (moody) and risky behavior
"Patients suffering from brain tumors can experience depression, anger or anxiety, even if they do not generally show this type of emotion," said Sumeet Vadera, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the University of California Irvine.
This is related to tumor irritation or pressure in the frontal lobe, which is responsible for many of our personality traits. You may also experience behavioral changes including being irritable, irritated, or anxious, interfering in riskier behaviors, being openly sexual, or showing a loss of self-control ability. Large tumors that grow slowly in the frontal lobe can even greatly change personality and one's judgment can be misinterpreted as criminal behavior or mental problems.
But while it's true that tumors can cause major changes in the attitudes and behavior of their patients, these symptoms are rare, said Schwartz.
11. Hearing problems
The temporal lobe located in the lower middle of the cortex behind the temples is responsible for processing your ability to hear sounds, and your ability to understand and understand language and conversation. If you experience a hearing loss from one side or a constant ringing sensation (tinnitus), consult your doctor to determine whether your complaint is a symptom of a brain tumor.
12. Fertility problems
Hormone production is regulated by the pituitary gland, a structure the size of a pea located at the base of the brain. Tumors that attack this area can cause the gland to work overactively and remove hormones in large quantities or even prevent it from working properly. This is why many women who suffer from brain tumors cannot get pregnant or produce breast milk after giving birth.
