What Are the Warning Signs of a Brain Tumor?
Brain tumors produce symptoms by pressing on or displacing surrounding tissue, disrupting the normal electrical and chemical environment of the brain. The specific signs depend on the tumor’s location, size, and rate of growth. A slow-growing tumor in a...
What Is Syringomyelia and Can It Be Treated?
Syringomyelia is a fluid-filled cavity inside the spinal cord. Not around it. Inside it. It forms because cerebrospinal fluid can’t circulate properly, so pressure builds and the fluid carves out a space in the cord itself. Over time that space grows. The nerve...
Is a Thunderclap Headache a Medical Emergency?
A thunderclap headache is a medical emergency until a brain bleed has been excluded. It peaks within seconds and is typically described as the worst headache of the patient’s life. The primary concern is a ruptured cerebral aneurysm causing subarachnoid...