Brain Tumor Symptoms-The First Warning Signs

Headaches can be the first warning signs of brain tumor symptoms. Other symptoms may be that you are awakened in the middle of the night with a slight headaches and then throughout the day the headaches get more and more severe. These are symptoms of a tumor.  Also some people may in addition to the headaches experience blurry vision.

Different brain tumor symptoms in the  body are presented when different parts of the brain are affected.  For instance if a tumor is located in the stem of the brain, may different symptoms can appear. You may vomit which is one of the most common symptoms for a brain stem symptom. But also slurred speech, walking clumsily and having difficulty in swallowing are other indicators of a brain stem tumor.  Some people will experience muscle weakness on only one side of their face, and think that it is a stroke, but this could also be a sign of a brain tumor.

If a tumor is located in the cerebellopontine angle of the brain, dizziness can also occur. Other symptoms of a tumor located there are ringing in the ears, loss of facial feeling and facial muscle weakness.  Some of the other brain tumor symptoms like those that occur with a brain stem tumor can also manifest.

In the cerebral hemispheres of the brain there are four different areas called lobes that could be affected. The frontal lobe processes language and writing, so intellectual thought, memory and behavior will be affected abnormally.

Visual images and the understanding of the written work is controlled by the occipital lobe of the brain. When a tumor is located there, a lot of visual disturbances and seizures can happen.

The temporal lobe area of the brain helps people understand sounds and also depth perception is affected so seizures are common.

The parietal lobe area of the brain not only involves seizures but memory loss and the ability to read. These are just an overview of brain tumor symptoms that occur depending on where a tumor may be located. If any of the brain tumor symptoms sound familiar, see a medical opinion.