Headache from Reading vs. from Aneurysm, Tumor, Brain Bleed
Just why can reading sometimes cause you to suffer a headache? Can it be an aneurysm, brain bleed or tumor that just happens to occur when reading? […]
Can Migraine Disorder Cause Headaches Every Single Morning?
Are you waking up with a headache every morning lately? Can this be a brain tumor or more likely from migraine disorder? […]
Brain Mets vs. TIA: Symptom Comparison, Differences
TIA symptoms can be similar to those of a cancer metastasis in the brain. Cancer survivors know that down the road, the disease may return. […]
Is It BPPV or a Brain Tumor? When to Get an MRI
A brain tumor can mimic BPPV symptoms. In fact, patients with a brain tumor have been misdiagnosed as having benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. […]
Can a Brain Aneurysm Cause the Tongue to Twitch?
It’s not impossible for a brain aneurysm to cause your tongue to twitch. […]
Headache Every Morning? Could Be Lack of Oxygen to Your Brain
If you’ve been waking up every morning with a headache, this is less likely from a brain tumor and more likely from your brain not getting enough oxygen. […]
Can Wisdom Teeth Cause Headaches?
Headaches have so many causes, from neck strain and sinus infections to brain tumors and aneurysms. But what about wisdom teeth? […]
Side Effects of Gamma Knife for Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
Gamma Knife surgery is one of the treatment options for an acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor. But Gamma Knife surgery can have side effects. If you’ve been diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, you [...]
How High Blood Pressure Causes Headaches and Aneurysms
High blood pressure, not just brain tumors and sinus infections, can cause headaches. Hypertension can also cause an aneurysm in the brain – a bulging blood vessel that can burst and cause life-threatening bleeding. First [...]
Can a Brain Tumor Cause a Nosebleed?
A brain tumor actually can cause a nosebleed. “Tumors starting from the skull base can erode into the sinus cavity causing nosebleeds,” says John M. Abrahams, MD, chief of neurosurgery at Northern Westchester Hospital, and [...]
Can a Meningioma Be Mistaken for Acoustic Neuroma?
Because the cells of benign, slow-growing brain tumors divide slowly, the shrinkage effect of targeted radiation can take three years to show significant reduction in tumor size. If you’ve been diagnosed with an [...]
What Is the “Best” Kind of Brain Tumor to Have?
Any brain tumor is bad news, but there are the deadliest and then there are “good” ones – from a relative standpoint, of course. If you could choose a particular brain tumor to have, there [...]
Can One Pupil More Dilated Mean a Brain Tumor?
A brain tumor can cause one pupil to be bigger or more dilated than the other. But so can less serious conditions including totally benign. […]
5 Year Old Keep Getting Headaches & You Fear a Brain Tumor?
When a five year old or any age child keeps getting headaches, there is clearly something wrong, especially if there are other symptoms. […]
Floppy Upper Eyelids that Feel Rubbery: What’s the Cause?
One suspected cause of floppy upper eyelids that feel rubbery is one of the most misdiagnosed and under-diagnosed diseases. […]
Is Your Headache from TMJ or Brain Tumor? Misdiagnosis Possible
Have you been told by a dentist that your headaches are from TMJ? What has your dentist done to rule out a brain tumor? misdiagnosed “There are many different kinds of headaches, but TMJ headaches [...]
Vision Blackouts, Heartbeat in Ear, Headache: Brain Condition
If you’re been suffering from blackouts, headaches and hearing your heartbeat in your ear, this could mean a serious brain condition. In fact, just one of these symptoms can be caused by something serious affecting [...]
Pain in One Eye with Movement: Brain Tumor? Aneurysm?
If you have pain in one eye when you move it, this can have many causes and unfortunately, two can be a brain tumor or an aneurysm. […]
One Eye Suddenly Turns Inward in Young Child: Brain Tumor?
There’s the woman who thought the reason her young child’s eye was turning inward was “cross eyes” but it turned out to be a brain tumor. […]
Cancers that Can Mimic TMJ Symptoms & Lead to Misdiagnosis
There are several kinds of cancer that can mimic TMJ symptoms and lead to misdiagnosis. And in fact, misdiagnoses of TMJ disorder has actually been made in some cases. […]
TMJ Headache vs. Brain Tumor Headache: Symptom Comparison
TMJ disorder can cause a fierce headache, but so can a brain tumor. In fact, the onset of brain tumor headaches can mimic head pain caused by a temporomandibular joint disorder. Though the popping and [...]
Serious Diseases that Can Mimic TMJ Disorder
It’s happens: Someone is diagnosed with TMJ disorder but later learns it’s a misdiagnosis of a very serious disease, like a brain tumor or heart problem. The symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder are very similar [...]
DIPG: Breakthrough Treatment Shows Promise in Mice
Brain tumor treatments begin with mice experiments, but the latest research has scientists spellbound over its results, including for DIPG – a terminal brain cancer that almost always strikes children. […]
Getting an MRI if a Family Member Has an Aneurysm
Did you recently learn that an immediate family member has an aneurysm and are wondering if you should undergo yearly MRI screenings, what with all the anxiety this would cause? […]
Why Aren’t There Routine MRI Screenings for Brain Aneurysm?
Medical plans don’t include the mention of “routine” MRI screenings for a brain aneurysm. And this seems pretty odd, given that often, the first symptom of such an aneurysm is a thunderclap headache soon followed [...]
Can an Unruptured Aneurysm Cause Headaches?
Though a rupturing brain aneurysm causes a thunderclap headache that’s the worst imaginable, can an unruptured aneurysm actually cause any kind of headaches, and if so, how does this happen if it has not ruptured? [...]
Can a Brain Aneurysm Cause Headache on One Side?
“Brain aneurysms can occasionally cause one-sided headaches,” says Farhan Siddiq, MD, a neurosurgeon with University of Missouri Health Care. […]
Variations in Survival Rate for DIPG: Deadliest Brain Tumor
Some kids with DIPG, the deadliest childhood brain tumor, have better survival outcomes than others, says the latest research. […]
Morning Headache: Brain Tumor or Sleep Apnea?
Waking up with morning headaches can mean a brain tumor or sleep apnea. This is because when headaches are caused by these two conditions, they typically are present as the patient wakes up for the [...]
What Kind of Pituitary Tumor Causes Nipple Discharge?
A certain type of tumor in the pituitary gland can cause nipple discharge by increasing the secretion of prolactin, a hormone. […]
Did Las Vegas Shooter Paddock Have Brain Tumor?
It may seem that the most plausible explanation for Stephen Paddock’s Vegas shooting rampage is a brain tumor. The idea of a brain tumor causing Stephen Paddock’s premeditated savagery has not been broached by the [...]
What Relatives of Person with Brain Aneurysm Should Have MRI
Do you have a relative just diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and are wondering if you should get a screening MRI every year? There is a type of brain aneurysm called familial aneurysm. And it’s [...]
Labyrinthitis vs. Brain Tumor Symptoms Comparison
Yes, there’s overlap with the symptoms of labyrinthitis and a brain tumor. A brain tumor can cause so many more symptoms than what is typically described in pamphlets. The vast array of symptoms that a [...]
Deadliest Brain Tumor: Glioblastoma Multiforme vs. DIPG
The DIPG brain tumor is the deadliest – more vicious than glioblastoma multiforme. What makes diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma especially brutal is that most diagnoses occur in children between age five and nine. [...]
What Is the Worst Cancer a Child Can Get?
Cancer can be deadly to any child if not caught early enough. But the worst cancer that a child can get is a particular type that no matter how early it’s caught, it will always [...]
What Is a Mixed Brain Tumor? Definition in Plain English
A mixed brain tumor can be thought of as a blended brain tumor. This common term in neurology refers to a type of malignant mass that is composed of more than one type of cell. [...]
How Common Is Glioblastoma Brain Cancer in Americans?
Glioblastoma brain cancer is actually the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults, and the prognosis is grim. “He’s finished,” one might think upon learning that someone has this very high grade cancer. [...]
Two Latest Drug Treatment Advances for DIPG in 2017
Two different effective treatments for DIPG may be coming up sooner than expected, as researchers chase down two gene mutations that lead to this fatal cancer. […]
Hypothalamic Obesity: How Hungry Do Patients Get?
A tumor on the hypothalamus, when removed, can cause unimaginable permanent hunger in the patient leading to extreme obesity. Their hunger is so intense that food must be locked up, and the patient often requires [...]
Can Headaches Daily for Three Weeks Mean a Brain Tumor ?
You began having headaches three weeks ago for no apparent reason and brain tumor comes to mind. The bad news is that yes, a headache for three weeks can be caused by a brain tumor, [...]
