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It IS a tumor -- current review of headache and brain tumor

Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2014 Jun;18(6):421. doi: 10.1007/s11916-014-0421-8.

Abstract

"Do I have a tumor?" This is a question in every person's mind when first confronted with a new-onset headache, a question that causes considerable anxiety among patients, leading them to seek medical evaluation. This publication reviews the current literature with respect to the epidemiology, pathophysiology presentation, and treatment of headaches in association with intracranial neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Headache / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuroimaging / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents