Diagnosis Of Brain Tumors
Various blood and imaging tests are done to diagnose brain tumors. These include; [7]
Neurological Exam
Brain tumors often cause impairment in vision or movement, because of pressure or inflammation of the cells. The neurological exam comprises of different sets of exercises and activities to judge and determine the cause of such problems by tracing the neurological deficit to its control center in the brain. These include tests for eye movement, body reflexes, coordination among the different body parts of the body to check if the neurons and brain are functioning properly. Any sort of defect in the functioning can be an alarm for brain damage or brain tumor.