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Brain Tumor

Introduction

The collection or the mass of abnormal cells in your brain is called a brain tumor. As we know that our skull is sealed off our brain that is rigid. There is two forms of brain tumor one is known with the name of cancerous and the other is noncancerous. When this kind of brain tumors grow they cause build pressure inside which increases the skull. However, this increase in the skull causes brain damage as well as life-threatening.

Types of Brain Tumors

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Astrocytoma
  • Brain Metastasis
  • Glioma
  • Meningioma

These are the main types of a brain tumor which is mostly befalling; in the above section, we give you a little explanation about each.

  1. Acoustic Neuromas: This is one of the benign type tumors which is develop on the nerves that control the stability. It is also controlled the hearing leading from your inner ear to your brain.
  2. Astrocytoma: This kind of tumor or cancer form in the brain or spinal cord.  This tumor occurs in the brain hence cause seizures, headaches,s, etc.
  3.  Brain Metastasis:  This kind of tumor takes place by spreading the cancer cells all around from their original site to the brain. It directly attacks the lungs, breast, colon, kidney, and melanoma.
  4. Glioma: This is a type of brain tumor which is much similar to astrocytoma (a type of Glioma), it begins in the gluey supportive cells which surround nerve cells.
  5. Meningioma: A tumor that arises from the meninges which is the membrane that surrounds your brain. This kind of tumor may squeeze or compress the adjacent brain.

Symptoms for the Brain Tumors

The symptoms as well as sign of brain tumors vary greatly hence it is depending on the size, location, and rate of growth.  The following are the Signs and the symptoms which cause brain tumors. These signs are general that cause the brain tumor.

  • Changing the pattern of headache
  • Headache progressively become more frequent
  • Unexplained nausea/ vomiting
  • Vision problem ( Blurred vision- Double Vision- Loss of Vision)
  • Troubles in speech or talk

Regard: Dr. Naveed Shahad