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Related Subjects: |Brain tumours |Astrocytomas |Brain Metastases |Tuberous sclerosis |Turcot's syndrome |Lhermitte Duclos Disease |Oligodendroglioma |Acute Hydrocephalus |Intracranial Hypertension |Primary CNS Lymphoma (PCNSL)
🧠 Brain tumours can be primary (arising in the brain) or secondary (metastatic from other cancers). Symptoms reflect both the local effects of the lesion and raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Diagnosis relies on neuroimaging and histological confirmation by biopsy.
Suspected stroke on Day 1 → improved and discharged.
Worsening on Day 15.
Day 21: Tumour confirmed with contrast MRI.
💡 Exam Pearl: Suspect tumour if “stroke” symptoms evolve over days/weeks, or with features like morning headache, seizures, and progressive personality change.