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Because the brain is contained within the skull and has a fixed amount of space a tumor growing in the brain will often cause an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP), which can cause symptoms to develop. The most common symptoms are headaches, nausea and vomiting. The pain may get worse when you cough, sneeze, bend down or do any hard physical work. All of these tend to raise pressure in the brain.
Raised intracranial pressure can also cause changes to your sight, such as blurred vision, floaters and tunnel vision. It may also make you confused, agitated or affect your balance.
Drowsiness is another symptom of brain tumors, you may find that you sleep more or that you drop off during the day when you wouldn't normally.
Seizures are also a common symptom of brain tumors.
Any of these symptoms alone or together should be investigated by a physician as soon as possible.
Depending on the position and size of the brain tumor there are many other possible symptoms at the related link:
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