Brain Tumorus

Question 1

How does a brain tumour present?

Answer 1

Seizures
Headache
Focal neuro deficit
Change in mental status

Question 2

How do tumours in the frontal lobe present?

Answer 2

Contralateral weakness
Expressive
Aphasia
Personality changes

Question 3

How do tumours in the parietal lobe present?

Answer 3

Contralateral sensory deficit

Visual field defect (inf quadrantopia)

Question 4

How do tumours in the temporal lobe present?

Answer 4

Receptive aphasia
Superior quadrantopia
Cortical blindness

Question 5

How do tumours in the occipital lobe present?

Answer 5

Macular sparing

Cortical blindness

Question 6

How do sellar brain tumours present?

Answer 6

Endocrine dysfunction

Question 7

How do brainstem tumours present?

Answer 7

CN lesions
Decreased GCS
Spinal cord dysfunction

Question 8

When are steroids used in brain tumours?

Answer 8

Oedema causing clinical symptoms

Question 9

In which malignancy may steroids affect the disease and not just the symptoms?

Answer 9

Lymphoma

Question 10

Which anti-convulsant is used to control brain tumour induced seizures?

Answer 10

Phenytoin

Question 11

When do secondary brain tumours tend to metastasise from?

Answer 11

Breast
Lung
Thyroid
Prostate
Kidney
Melanoma