Symptoms of Brain conditions
Symptoms of Brain conditions
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Brain conditions includes the 6
symptoms listed below:
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Medical Books Online about Brain conditions
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Brain conditions
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DYSARTHRIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- HEADACHE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Headache
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HEADACHE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Dysarthria
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Headache
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Battle's sign
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysarthria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Headache
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Battle's sign
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dysarthria
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dysarthria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Headache
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Headache
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Headache
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Symptoms of Brain conditions: Online Medical Books
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Headache:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Initially, migraine headaches usually produce unilateral, pulsating pain, which later becomes more generalized. They’re commonly preceded by a scintillating scotoma, hemianopsia, unilateral paresthesia, or speech disorders. The patient may experience irritability, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. (See Clinical features of migraine headaches.)
Both muscle contraction and traction-inflammatory vascular headaches produce a dull, persistent ache, tender spots on the head and neck, and a feeling of tightness around the head, with a characteristic “hatband” distribution. The pain is usually severe and unrelenting. If caused by intracranial bleeding, these headaches may result in neurologic deficits, such as paresthesia and muscle weakness; narcotics may fail to relieve pain in these cases. If caused by a tumor, pain is most severe when the patient awakens.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant brain tumors:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Brain tumors cause CNS changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). (See Comparing malignant brain tumors.) Generally, clinical features result from increased ICP; these features vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. (See What happens in increased ICP, page 60.) Onset of symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Brain abscess:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Increased intracranial pressure, constant headache, nausea, vomiting, seizures, ocular disturbances (may be specific to area affected)
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Headache:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Migraine headaches and muscle contraction headaches have different signs and symptoms.
Migraine headache
Initially, a migraine headache usually produces unilateral, pulsating pain that later becomes more generalized. The headache is commonly preceded by a scintillating scotoma, hemianopsia, unilateral paresthesia, or speech disorders. The patient may experience irritability, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. (See Clinical features of headache, page 364.)
Muscle contraction headache
A muscle contraction headache produces a dull, persistent ache; tender spots on the head and neck; and a feeling of tightness around the head, with a characteristic “hatband” distribution. The pain is usually severe and unrelenting.
If caused by intracranial bleeding, the muscle contraction headache may result in neurologic deficits, such as paresthesia and muscle weakness; narcotics fail to relieve the pain in these cases. If the headache is caused by a tumor, pain is most severe when the patient awakens.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Brain tumors, malignant:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Brain tumors cause central nervous system changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Generally, signs and symptoms result from increased ICP; these vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. The onset of signs and symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed. (See Clinical features of malignant brain tumors, pages 116 to 118.)
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Brain abscess:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Onset varies according to cause and location. Early signs and symptoms are characteristic of a bacterial infection and include headache, chills, fever, malaise, confusion, and drowsiness. Seizures, muscle weakness, and paresthesia can occur. The white blood cell count is elevated with a differential indicating infection. As the lesion enlarges, it produces symptoms similar to those of a brain tumor. At this time, symptoms correlate with a disturbance of function in the invaded lobe. Other features differ with the site of the abscess:
❑ temporal lobe abscess: auditory-receptive dysphasia, central facial weakness, hemiparesis
❑ cerebellar abscess: dizziness, coarse nystagmus, gaze weakness on the lesion side, tremor, ataxia
❑ frontal lobe abscess: expressive dysphasia, hemiparesis with unilateral motor seizure, drowsiness, inattention, mental function impairment, seizures.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Brain conditions as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Brain conditions, it is also important to consider Brain conditions as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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