KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT BRAIN TUMOR
Brain cancer is a disease of brain which
happens due to growth of abnormal cells in brain which treated by the neurologist in jaipur. When these
abnormal brain cells start growing & multiply inside the brain it leads to
a primary brain tumor neurologist injaipur. If proper medication is not taken and these abnormal cells keep on
growing it leads to primary brain cancer.
Now, if these same
cells keep on growing and moves somewhere else in the body this is known as
secondary brain cancer.
There are 2 types
of tumors – Benign Tumors & Malignant/Cancerous tumors.
Till date, there is
no known cause for brain cancer but there are risk factors which lead to this
disease.
RISK FACTORS
• Age – Brain
tumors are common in older people but people with any age can develop a brain
tumor.
• Gender – Men are
more prone to brain tumors as compared to women, but we should consider this
fact also that there are some tumors that occur only in women.
• Exposures – When
a person is exposed to solvents, chemicals, pesticides, rubber & oil
products, he/she have more chances to develop a tumor.
• Hereditary – More
than 5% of tumors are due to gene inheritance.
• Head injuries
& seizures – Head trauma have a long relationship with brain tumors.
Studies show that seizures are also linked with brain tumors.
• Ionizing
radiation – Ionizing radiations from x-ray machines or from various other
sources leads to destruction of brain cells which can cause brain tumor.
Now when we have
discussed all the risk factors leading to brain tumors let’s talk about the
symptoms. How to identify if a person is having this disease? You’ll get to
know as you read the symptoms below.
SYMPTOMS
• Vomiting
• Weakness
• Nausea
• Seizure
• Severe Headaches ( worst in the morning).
• Having difficulty in vision, listening, speech.
• Not able to concentrate.
• Mood swings.
• Difficulty in remembering things.
• Musle jerking due to low magnesium level.
• Insomnia
DIAGNOSIS
In order to
understand exactly what type of tumor is in the brain, neurologist in jaipur doctor’s go through a lot of test procedures.
Various tests are also conducted to know whether the harmful cells have spread
in other parts of the body, which is also known as metastasis.
Hence the diagnosis part includes a lot of tests & examination.
Various things to be considered before the tests & examinations –
Patients signs & symptoms
Patients age & health
Heredity factor
• Neurological test
– This test is done by neurologist injaipur to check if the tumor have affected the functioning of brain. In
this test muscle strength, listening capability, eyesight, alertness is checked
by the doctor.
• MRI – It stands
for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In this, a large machine is used to create a
detailed image of the head to measure the exact size of tumor.
• CT SCAN – This
machine provides a 3d image of the brain. It helps in identifying any bleeding
inside the brain.
• Angiogram – This
test includes the injection of a dye in the neurologist in jaipur bloodstream.
Due to this, the blood vessels in the brain show up in the X-ray & if a
tumor is present, the x-ray shows the blood vessel which is feeding the tumor.
• Lumbar puncture –
It is performed in the lower back also known as spinal tap in which a needle is
inserted to collect cerebrospinal fluid for testing. This fluid surrounds the
brain & spinal cord and protects them from injury
TREATMENT
After knowing the
type, size of tumor the medical team determines the possible treatment option
depending upon the patients heath, age.
Treatment of brain tumor includes Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Surgery.
• Radiotherapy – It
is a treatment which uses very high radiation rays or x rays to kill the
abnormal cells of brain. This is the most frequently used method to cure brain
cancer.
• Chemotherapy –
This method includes injection of drugs to kill the abnormal cells in the
brain. This method have side effects also which vary from person to person.
• Surgery – It is a
method in which the tumor is removed from the skull completely.