Best Hospital for Brain Tumours in Warangal
Department of Brain Tumours
Brain tumours are often classified as
- Primary ( cancer that starts in the brain ),
- Secondary or metastasis ( cancer starts somewhere else like skin-melanoma, lung, breast, kidney and bowel and spreads to the brain ) this type is more common than primary.
They are more common in men than women and can affect people of any age.
Risk Factors for Brain Tumors
- Radiation therapy
- Family history
- Chemical exposure
- Immunocompromised states
Symptoms
Brain tumours cause symptoms by raised pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure) such as :
- Headaches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Confusion And Irritability
- Blurred Or Double Vision
- Seizures
- Drowsiness
- Weakness In Parts of The Body
- Poor Coordination
- Loss of Consciousness
- Difficulty Speaking
Investigations
- CT scan Brain
- MRI Brain
- PET scan
Treatment
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Linear accelerator radiosurgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Proton radiosurgery)
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
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