title: [Clinical presentation and prognosis of brain tumors].
abstract: The diagnosis of a cerebral tumor is received as dramatic by the patient or his family on account of the fonctional and symbolic idea of the brain and the perspectives of neurosurgical and psychological disabilities. Nowadays it is simplified because actual techniques of imagery are atraumatic and reliable. So the first signs are not to be undervaluated. Prognostic depends of identifiable factors. They lead the choice of therapy and help the medical doctor for the treatment follow-up and for answering to the patient's life questions.
authors.affiliation: Service de neuro-chirurgie, CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maire
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boulard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: San Galli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Présentation clinique et pronostic des tumeurs cérébrales.