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Brain tumor - adults
Alternative Names: Glioblastoma multiforme - adults; Ependymoma - adults; Glioma - adults; Astrocytoma - adults; Medulloblastoma - adults; Neuroglioma - adults; Oligodendroglioma - adults; Meningioma - adults; Cancer - brain tumor (adults) Symptoms: The specific symptoms depend on the tumor's size, location, degree of invasion, and related swelling. Headaches, seizures, weakness in one part of the body, and changes in the person's mental functions are most common. Text Continues Below Symptoms may include: Headache -- a persistent headache that is new for the person, worse on awakening Vomiting -- possibly accompanied by nausea; more severe in the morning Personality and behavior changes Emotional instability, rapid emotional changes Loss of memory, impaired judgment Seizures that are new for the person Reduced alertness Double vision, decreased vision Hearing loss Decreased sensation of a body area Weakness of a body area Speech difficulties Decreased coordination, clumsiness, falls Fever (sometimes) Weakness, lethargy General ill feeling Positive Babinski's reflex Decerebrate posture Decorticate posture Additional symptoms that may be associated with primary brain tumors: Tongue problems Swallowing difficulty Impaired sense of smell Obesity Uncontrollable movement Dysfunctional movement Absent menstruation Hiccups Hand tremor Facial paralysis Eye abnormalities pupils different sizes uncontrollable movements eyelid drooping Confusion Breathing, absent temporarily Unusual or strange behavior Page:  1 | 2 | Next >>