Common signs and symptoms of a brain tumor

The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor vary greatly and depend on the brain tumor's size, location and rate of growth.

• Headaches, which may be severe and worsen with activity or in the early morning
• New onset or change in pattern of headaches.
• Single or multiple muscle twitches, jerks, spasms.
• Gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg.
• Confusion in everyday matters and Problems balancing or walking
• Loss of consciousness and body tone, followed by twitching and relaxing muscles that are called contractions
• Unexplained nausea or vomiting Loss of control of body functions.
• After this type of seizure a person may be sleepy and experience a headache, confusion, weakness, numbness, and sore muscles.
• Change in sensation, vision, smell, and/or hearing without losing consciousness
• May cause a loss of awareness or a partial or total loss of consciousness
• May be associated with repetitive, unintentional movements, such as twitching
• Personality or memory changes
• Nausea or vomiting,Fatigue,Drowsiness,Sleep problems
• Memory problems,Changes in ability to walk or perform daily activities
• Symptoms that may be specific to the location of the tumor include:
• Pressure or headache near the tumor
• Loss of balance and difficulty with fine motor skills is linked with a tumor in the cerebellum.
• Changes in judgment, including loss of initiative, sluggishness, and muscle weakness or paralysis is associated with a tumor in the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
• Partial or complete loss of vision is caused by a tumor in the occipital lobe or temporal lobe of the cerebrum.
• Changes in speech, hearing, memory, or emotional state, such as aggressiveness and problems understanding or retrieving words can develop from a tumor in the frontal and temporal lobe of the cerebrum.
• Altered perception of touch or pressure, arm or leg weakness on 1 side of the body, or confusion with left and right sides of the body are linked to a tumor in the frontal or parietal lobe of the cerebrum.
• Inability to look upward can be caused by a pineal gland tumor.
• Lactation, which is the secretion of breast milk and altered menstrual periods in women, and growth in hands and feet in adults are associated with a pituitary tumor.
• Difficulty swallowing, facial weakness or numbness, or double vision is a symptom of a tumor in the brain stem.
• Vision changes, including loss of part of the vision or double vision can be from a tumor in the temporal lobe, occipital lobe, or brain stem.
• Seizures. Motor seizures, also called convulsions, are sudden involuntary movements of a person’s muscles. People may experience different types of seizures, including myclonic and tonic-clonic (grand mal). Certain drugs can help prevent or control them.