Headache and Brain Tumor

Shahram Hadidchi; Wesley Surento; Alexander Lerner; Chia-Shang Jason Liu; Wende N Gibbs; Paul E Kim; Mark S Shiroishi

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2019.01.008

Headache and Brain Tumor

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2019 May;29(2):291-300. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2019.01.008. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Authors

Shahram Hadidchi¹, Wesley Surento¹, Alexander Lerner¹, Chia-Shang Jason Liu¹, Wende N Gibbs¹, Paul E Kim¹, Mark S Shiroishi²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, Lower Level Imaging L1600, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
² Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, USC Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, Lower Level Imaging L1600, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30926118
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2019.01.008

Abstract

Headaches are exceedingly common, but most individuals who seek medical attention with headache will not have a serious underlying etiology such as a brain tumor. Brain tumors are uncommon; however, many patients with brain tumors do suffer from headaches. Generally these headaches are accompanied by other neurologic signs and symptoms. A careful clinical assessment for red flags should be undertaken when considering further work-up with neuroimaging to exclude a serious underlying condition.

Keywords: Brain tumor treatment; Pathophysiology of brain tumor headache; Pediatric and adult brain tumor; Primary headache; Secondary headache.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Neoplasms / complications*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Headache / etiology*
Humans
Neuroimaging*