He denies any recent fevers, chills, weight loss or other constitutional symptoms. PMH: 1. Orchiectomy 10 years ago for an undescended right testicle 2. Diabetes SOCIAL HISTORY: The patient works as a computer animator. [cns.org]

The postoperative complications were observed in 4 patients (25%), including temporary hemiparesis in 2 cases, superior quadrant field defect in 3, transient psychosis in 1 and wound infection in 1. [pediatricneurosciences.com]

Discussions Body & Health Conditions Cancer Diagnosed with Cancer Guest over a year ago After my brother constantly complained about headaches, strange sensations in his left leg and arm a regular doctor checkup turned out to be just the start of a horrible nightmare [steadyhealth.com]

Location - Olfactory Groove and sella (bony space where the pituitary gland is situated) Common Symptoms - Loss of smell (anosmia), subtle personality changes, mild difficulty with memory, euphoria, diminished concentration, urinary incontinence, visual [neurosurgery.ucla.edu]

“This particular symptom of impaired peripheral vision is known as bitemporal hemianopsia,” says Christopher Carrubba, MD, co-director for medical education at Med School Tutors. [rd.com]

After craniotomy for tumor removal, both patients were seizure-free and had marked reductions in their aggressive behavior. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

behavior towards themselves and/or others. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] lobe tumors may cause: vision loss in one or both eyes, visual field cuts; blurred vision, illusions, hallucinations Temporal lobe tumors may cause: difficulty speaking and understanding language; short-term and long-term memory problems; increased aggressive [mayfieldclinic.com]

Moody feelings and risky behavior iStock/SIphotography “Patients suffering from a brain tumor may develop depression, anger or anxiety, even if they don’t commonly exhibit these types of emotions,” says Sumeet Vadera, MD, neurosurgeon at the University [rd.com]

A lot happened from surgery to present. but yes bursts of anger does occur ...and hypothyroid....I think there is something else missing (diagnose) as a continous red flush is constantly on checks I should note that my son excels in school honors and [inspire.com]

Its most explicit symptom is the perception of external voices in the form of auditory hallucinations. [en.wikipedia.org]

The emotional outbursts range from intense ecstasy to profound despair. In some cases there may be a sense impending doom or even fits of extreme rage and terror. Women patients sometimes experience orgasm during temporal lobe seizure. [netmind2011.blogspot.com]

"Assuming for now a more rational scientific view, he was having a visual hallucination and he heard God's voice," Devinsky observes. It could have been God; it could have been a seizure. [npr.org]

Of the study group of 35 patients, 27 (77.1%) became completely seizure free after surgery (class I), and 2 patients (5.7%) had no more than 2 seizures per year (class II). Worthwhile seizure control was achieved in 29 patients (82.8%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

seizure-free after a subtotal resection. [pediatricneurosciences.com]

In the seizure free group the seizure frequency ranged from 2 to 45 per month (mean: 10.25) and in the non seizure free group ranged from 6 to 180 (mean: 52.8). [scielo.br]

Seizure. 1999 ; 8 : 480 – 484 Caplan R, Comair Y, Shewmon DA, Jackson L, Chugani HT, Peacock WJ. Intractable seizures, compulsions, and coprolalia: a pediatric case study. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

A seizure duration of almost 60 years was not reported earlier. Most probably, the lesion was already present at the beginning of his seizures, 57 years ago. [surgicalneurologyint.com]

A person with Wernicke’s dysphasia may also suffer from a lack in comprehension, confusing them further. A person with a temporal lobe tumor may also suffer from slurred speech though they comprehend information normally. [livestrong.com]

Confusion, short term memory loss, vision loss, less side numbness, cognitive deficits. Any experiences would be great. I had a tumor removed that was benign (not cancerous), but growing against the base of my right temporal lobe. [cancercompass.com]

Altered perception of touch or pressure, arm or leg weakness on 1 side of the body, or confusion with left and right sides of the body are linked to a tumor in the frontal or parietal lobe of the cerebrum. [cancer.net]

Location - Sphenoid Ridge Common Symptoms - Eye-bulging, decreased vision, paralysis of eye movement, seizures, memory difficulty, personality change, headache. [neurosurgery.ucla.edu]

Symptoms in older people In elderly people, vague symptoms could be put down to getting older such as: memory loss personality changes difficulty walking If several symptoms like these develop over less than 6 months, it is worth checking in with your [cancerresearchuk.org]

The most common symptoms are seizures, headaches, and personality changes. Other symptoms vary by location and size of the tumor. [abta.org]

I am very happy to say he has had no personality changes, memory loss, or any other deficits from his surgery. He was in the hospital for two days after the surgery and then only took a week off from work. [inspire.com]

Fecal transplant is used to treat gut infections and is now being studied as a treatment for obesity, urinary tract infections, irritable bowel syndrome and more. [nytimes.com]

irritability) Difficulty speaking and swallowing Drowsiness Headache, especially in the morning Hearing loss Muscle weakness on one side of the face (e.g., head tilt, crooked smile) Muscle weakness on one side of the body (i.e., hemiparesis) Uncoordinated [healthcommunities.com]

“This is related to tumor irritation or compression of portions of the frontal lobe, which is responsible for many of our personality traits.” [rd.com]

The proposed hypotheses include direct pressure and irritation in the cortical tissue, gliosis, disrupted vascularization in the surrounding cortex, morphological neuronal alterations in cellular levels, changes in the level of neurotransmitters, denervation [pediatricneurosciences.com]

Increased pressure on the brain If the tumour causes an increase in pressure inside the skull, it can lead to the following symptoms: epilepsy or fits, which can be either major seizures or twitching in one area of the body severe, persistent headache irritability [your.md]

The difference between retrograde and anterograde amnesia is that retrograde amnesia is loss of memory from before an event. [patient.info]

[…] the recognition of faces and distinction of unique individual facial features. [9] Damage specifically to the anterior portion of the left temporal lobe can cause savant syndrome. [10] Disorders [ edit ] Pick's disease, also known as frontotemporal amnesia [en.wikipedia.org]

(the functions are the opposite in men and women, right left) I have been completely frustrated with my outcome...yea, nice to be alive...but feel far from being Normal...due to emotionalism, short term memory, amnesia, a Naiveness that embarrasing, etc [braintumour.ca]

The symptoms that i do currently have are memory problems equivalent to GTA (global temporary amnesia) which has been an ongoing issue for about a year and a half, severe ongoing headaches, tiredness, extreme difficulty with problem solving/making decisions [inspire.com]

This rhythmic activity contrasts with the usual arrhythmic slowing seen focally with brain tumor and may conceivably be related to the rhythmic slowing associated with seizure activity, although clinical seizures occurred in only 2 of the cases. 1973 [karger.com]

This rhythmic activity contrasts with the usual arrhythmic slowing seen focally with brain tumor and may conceivably be related to the rhythmic slowing associated with seizure activity, although clinical seizures occurred in only 2 of the cases. 1973 [karger.com]

The other part of the lesion [ Figure 4 ] had a clear neuronal and glial component and showed large and polymorph ganglion cells in a fibrillary matrix with glial cells and perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates. [surgicalneurologyint.com]