Headache in brain tumours: a symptom to reappraise critically.
Headache can be either a late or early symptom of a brain tumour, depending on the location of the tumour. A constant, progressively increasing pain, or a change in the character of headache pain, may alert the physician to this occurrence. Fortunately most people with headache, even persistent or severe headaches, do not have a tumour. In this work we review the literature about prevalence of headache as an isolated/early symptom of brain tumour and report our experience.
Boiardi
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Neuro-oncology Department, National Neurological Institute C. Best, Via Celoria 11, I-20133 Milan, Italy. boiardi@istituto-besta.it
Salmaggi
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Eoli
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Lamperti
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Silvani
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans