title: Presentation and diagnosis of brain tumours.
abstract: The clinical presentation of brain tumours depends largely upon the biological activity, the age of the patient and the site. The presentation may be with raised intracranial pressure and/or the gradual development of focal neurological signs. The increasing availability of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is changing the way patients with suspected tumours should be investigated.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Allcutt
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mendelow
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed