Headaches in Brain Tumor Patients: Primary or Secondary?

Nelson, Sarah E.; Taylor, Lynne

doi:10.1111/head.12326

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“…[16][17][18][19] Approximately 10% of children with brain tumors, who have normal physical examination, present with headache as their only symptom. 6 In a meta-analysis reviewing 16 studies including 19559 people without neurological or psychiatric symptoms, who underwent brain MRI as a research cases or controls or as recipients of commercial, clinical or occupational screening, only 135 people (0.70%) were found to have neoplastic incidental brain findings.…”

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Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in children with headache

Gürkaş¹,

Karalök²,

Taskin³

et al. 2017

Arch Argent Pediat

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Introduction.The aim was to describe the findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with headache. Population and methods. Retrospective review of the medical records of patients who were admitted to our pediatric outpatient neurology clinics with the complaint of headache between January 2013 and December 2014. Results. A total of 478 patients (273 female, 205 male) were admitted with the complaint of headache. The types of headache were migraine in 218 (45.6%), tension-type in 159 (33.3%), secondary in 39 (8.2%) and unspecified headaches in 62 (13%) patients. Brain MRI was performed in 407 (85%) patients and revealed cerebral abnormalities in 128 (31.4%) patients; 5 patients had cerebral abnormalities relevant with headache, including tumors. Amongst the others 123 patients, the most common findings were 42 cases (10%) of nonspecific white matter abnormalities, 17 cases (4%) of enlarged perivascular spaces, 17 cases (4%) of arachnoid cyst, 16 cases (3.9%) of asymmetric ventricles, 12 cases (2.9%) with Chiari type I and cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. Also, 17 (4.1%) patients had extra-cerebral MRI abnormalities including sinusitis, mucosal thickening and retention cysts of sinuses. Conclusions. In this study, the contribution of brain MRI in the diagnosis and management of the children with headache was still low.

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Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in children with headache

Gürkaş¹,

Karalök²,

Taskin³

et al. 2017

Arch Argent Pediat

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“…9 The International Headache Society has developed a description of a "brain tumor headache type," which is localized, progressive, worse in the morning, and aggravated by coughing or bending forward. 11 …”

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Previously Undiagnosed Malignant Brain Tumor Discovered During Examination of a Patient Seeking Chiropractic Care

Anderson

2016

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

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Objective: This case report describes the diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor in a patient requesting chiropractic care for headaches after a motor vehicle accident. Clinical Features: A 30-year-old man presented with numbness and tingling in all extremities, lower extremity muscle weakness, and a recent increase in headaches with the loss of ability to concentrate. He was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision approximately 4 months before the onset of symptoms. Examination showed slow gait with a lack of arm swing, bilateral hip flexors and knee extensors were all graded as 4/5 on muscle testing, and cranial nerve examination was unremarkable with the exception of 2 beats of nystagmus on left lateral eye movement. Because of these findings and a family history of multiple sclerosis, the patient was referred for a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan. Intervention and Outcome: Imaging showed a craniocervical junction mass centered at the floor of the fourth ventricle with obstruction of foramina and marked impingement on the medulla. A posterior fossa craniotomy and tumor removal procedure was performed by a neurosurgeon, followed by 34 sessions of radiation therapy. The final diagnosis was a grade II glioma with features of ependymoma. Conclusions: This report describes the clinical presentation, examination, and medical management of a 30-year-old man presenting to a chiropractic practice with an unsuspected malignant brain tumor.

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“…[16][17][18][19] Aproximadamente el 10% de los niños con tumores cerebrales tienen un examen físico normal y la cefalea es el único síntoma. 6 En un metanálisis se revisaron 16 estudios donde se incluyó a 19 559 personas sin síntomas neurológicos o psiquiátricos sometidos a una RMN de cerebro como casos de investigación o controles o participantes de una selección comercial, clínica u ocupacional, solo en 135 personas (0,70%) se detectaron tumores de manera casual.…”

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Resultados de la resonancia magnética nuclear de cerebro en niños con cefalea

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Arch Argent Pediat

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Headaches in Brain Tumor Patients: Primary or Secondary?

Cited by 51 publications

References 83 publications

Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in children with headache

Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in children with headache

Previously Undiagnosed Malignant Brain Tumor Discovered During Examination of a Patient Seeking Chiropractic Care

Resultados de la resonancia magnética nuclear de cerebro en niños con cefalea

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