Brain Cancer
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Brain Cancer Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have brain
cancer
and any of the following:
Worsening
headache
Persistent
vomiting
Worsening
difficulty walking
Worsening
difficulty speaking
Worsening
numbness in one arm
or leg:
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Arm and leg numbness (unilateral)
Worsening
weakness in one arm
or leg:
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Arm and leg weakness (unilateral)
Worsening
facial weakness
(unilateral):
Facial drooping
Change in vision
:
Double vision
Loss of vision
Loss of coordination
Memory loss
Confusion
Seizure
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Brain Cancer Outlook
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Medulloblastoma
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Pituitary adenoma
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors
Schwannoma
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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008
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