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Vascular Brain Tumors Symptoms
Vascular brain tumors can cause a wide variety of symptoms, depending on their size and location.
Symptoms of vascular brain tumors can vary with the location of the tumor in the brain: 
- Frontal lobe:
- Gradual changes in mood
- Gradual changes in personality
- Paralysis on one side of the body
- Temporal lobe:
- Problems with coordination
- Problems with speech
- Problems with memory
- Parietal lobe:
- Problems with sensation
- Problems with writing
- Problems with fine motor skills
- Cerebellum:
- Problems with coordination
- Problems with balance
- Occipital lobe:
The most common symptoms of vascular brain tumors include:
- Headache:
- Slowly worsening chronic headaches
- Pain may be worse in the morning
- Pain may increase during coughing
- Symptoms that may accompany the headache:
- Fatigue
- Malaise
Additional symptoms of vascular brain tumors may include:
- Aphasia:
- Ataxia:
- Change in vision
- Chronic headaches
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Difficulty speaking
- Difficulty walking
- Hearing loss
- Memory loss
- Numbness of the arms (both arms)
- Numbness of the arm (unilateral)
- Numbness of the legs (both legs)
- Numbness of the leg (unilateral)
- Numbness of the arm and leg (one side)
- Numbness of the face (both sides)
- Numbness of the face (one side)
- Weakness of one arm
- Weakness of both arms
- Weakness of both legs
- Weakness of one leg
- Weakness in one arm and one leg
- Weakness of the face
Less common symptoms of vascular brain tumors include:
- Loss of consciousness
- Seizures
- Personality changes
- Unusual behavior
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Last Updated: Sep 10, 2010 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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