Anton Ivanov, chief physician of the Mamma clinic, oncologist, oncosurgeon, chemotherapeutic surgeon and candidate of medical sciences, told socialbites.ca that tumors of the central nervous system can cause headaches and dizziness, as well as anxiety and other mental disorders. .
According to Ivanov, symptoms depend on the histotype (the structure of the tumor tissue, taking into account the size, shape and features of the structure of the cells included in its composition) and the location of the tumor.
“Headache and dizziness are often accompanied by other symptoms. For example, with hormone-inactive pituitary tumors, chiasmal syndrome also develops, which is manifested by mental, visual and diencephalic disorders, as well as primary atrophy of the optic nerves,” noted the oncologist.
Ivanov emphasizes that in neuromas, patients often experience dizziness, decreased ability to distinguish words, hypotension, ataxia, tremors, and hypoesthesia in the nasal cavity on the affected side.
“Symptoms can be local; It may be related to damage to a specific part of the brain or spinal cord. Based on these symptoms (for example, gait disturbance), the doctor can predict in which part of the central nervous system the tumor has developed,” explained the expert.
According to Ivanov, increased anxiety and depression can also be observed in metastatic brain injury, and this is because the tumor depletes the central nervous system, causing asthenia and irritability. In addition, when a person learns about the disease, he constantly thinks about it and this negatively affects the nerves.
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