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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Brain tumors should be differentiated from [[essential tremors]], [[stroke]], chronic [[subdural hematoma]], [[meningitis]], orbital [[optic neuritis]], [[arteriovenous malformation]], intraocular optic neuritis | Brain tumors should be differentiated from [[essential tremors]], [[stroke]], chronic [[subdural hematoma]], [[meningitis]], orbital [[optic neuritis]], [[arteriovenous malformation]], intraocular optic neuritis, [[brain abscess]], and [[neurosyphilis]]. | ||
==Differentiating brain tumor from other diseases== | ==Differentiating brain tumor from other diseases== | ||
*Essential tremor | *Essential tremor | ||
*[[Seizures]] | *[[Seizures]] | ||
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*[[Arteriovenous malformation]] | *[[Arteriovenous malformation]] | ||
*[[Brain abscess]] | *[[Brain abscess]] | ||
*[[Neurosyphilis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 27 September 2016
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Brain tumors should be differentiated from essential tremors, stroke, chronic subdural hematoma, meningitis, orbital optic neuritis, arteriovenous malformation, intraocular optic neuritis, brain abscess, and neurosyphilis.
Differentiating brain tumor from other diseases
- Essential tremor
- Seizures
- Stroke
- Chronic subdural hematoma
- Meningitis
- Orbital optic neuritis
- Intraocular optic neuritis
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Brain abscess
- Neurosyphilis