Best Doctors for Glioma Treatment in Kurnool

Glioma refers to a tumor that forms in the brain and spinal cord. Types of glioma are astrocytoma, ependymoma, glioblastoma, and oligodendroglioma. Symptoms of glioma are headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, memory loss, personality changes, irritability, vision problems like blurred and double vision, speech difficulties, and seizures. Factors that influence the risk of developing glioma are older age, ethnicity, family history, gender, radiation, and toxin exposure. It may caused by changes in the DNA genes. Complications of gliomas are brain hemorrhage, brain herniation, hydrocephalus, pressure inside the skull, and seizures. Diagnosis is made by MRIs, CT scans, and biopsy. Treatments may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, craniotomy, and brachytherapy.