This document summarizes common symptoms of brain tumors. It lists general symptoms like headache, nausea, and vomiting as well as specific neurological symptoms. These include mental status changes such as confusion, mood swings, and behavioral changes. Temporal lobe tumors can cause vision, smell, and sensory disturbances while acoustic neuromas typically present with hearing loss and tinnitus. Brain tumors are also commonly associated with seizures, visual field cuts, speech difficulties, and intellectual disturbances. The document provides references for further information on brain tumors and their effects.

1. Mohammed A. Alawad

2. Manifestations of brain tumor depend on the cause of the symptoms,
➣ Which may comprise any of the following:
I. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
II. Direct compression of essential gray or white matter
III. Shifting of intracranial contents
IV. Secondary cerebral ischemia

3. Symptoms of a brain tumor can be
General or Specific.

4. Symptoms of brain tumor :-
1. Headache
2. Altered mental status
3. Ataxia
4. Nausea
5. Vomiting
6. Weakness
7. Gait disturbance
(neurologicalexamination;walking)
“Neuroma”

5. Manifestations of brain tumor
may reflect as follows:-

6. 1. MENTAL STATUS CHANGES:
• “Altered Personality”
• Different judgment or thoughts.
• eg. Confusion, Disorientation, unusual/strange behavior.
• Includes Memory loss and ↓ Alertness

7. Depersonalization. (3rd most common psychological disorder)
Emotional changes. (Mood swings)
Behavioral disturbances. (eg. depression, anxiety, aggression)*
2. TEMPORAL LOBE NEOPLASMS MAY LEAD TO:

8. 3. Vision, smell, and other sensory
disturbances.

9. 4.An acoustic neuroma may present as:
- Progressive hearing loss & - Tinnitus.

10. Commonly associated with tumors:
★ Seizures
★ Visual field cuts
★ Speech difficulties
★ Intellectual disturbance

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