Intracerebral metastases history and symptoms

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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]

Symptoms

• 10% of patients with intracerebral metastases may be asymptomatic.

Symptoms of intracerebral metastases include:

• New-onset headache
• Seizure
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Visual disturbances.

Patients with brain mets have a mean survival of one month without treatment. With treatment, survival improves, but it is still dismal. The mean age of survival is still less than one year.

Physical Examination

mental status changes, ataxia,

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