It IS a tumor -- current review of headache and brain tumor.
"Do I have a tumor?" This is a question in every person's mind when first confronted with a new-onset headache, a question that causes considerable anxiety among patients, leading them to seek medical evaluation. This publication reviews the current literature with respect to the epidemiology, pathophysiology presentation, and treatment of headaches in association with intracranial neoplasm.
Carolina Headache Institute, 103 Market St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA, kahnk@carolinaheadacheinstitute.com.
Kevin
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Kahn
Alan
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Finkel
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents