temporal lobe tumors?

Question

does anyone know if
1.) You eventually die of a temporal lobe tumor even with treatment?

2.) If stumbling when you walk and losing your grip on objects you are holding and dropping them (like your hand seizing up) are features?

3.)If someone had grand mal seizures (which started in their late teens) accomponied by confusion afterwards,Combined with headaches,Stumbling when you walk,losing your grip on objects,nausia,weakness etc would that mean they had a brain tumor (temporal lobe tumor)?

4.)can you have a tumor at any age?

5.)What happens when you have one? Do you get morphine? or live in cancer home until you pop your clogs?

6.) Is one of these types of tumor a terminal illness?

Answer 1

There are different types of tumour, some agressive and some very slow growing.
If you are worried that you have cancer go and get checked out by a doctor! Stuumbling and losing grip on things can be due to other reasons, all of which need looking at by a professional...;

Answer 2

There are many different types of tumors than can affect the brain -- not only in the temporal lobe region. The most serious are often of the glioblastoma multiforme type, which are very often fatal in spite of surgical and other treatment. However, some tumors respond well to treatment and the patient can make a good recovery.

It is very important for you to know that not all people with 'tumor-like' symptoms actually have tumors. They can be caused by other things, such as brain injuries and strokes, diseases like encephalitis, or even by parasitic infections. Many of these conditions respond well to treatment and in some cases the prognosis for recovery is very good.

The symptoms you described in 3) do not automatically mean the person has a tumor. But also bear in mind that there are benign tumors and malignant ones. If the tumor is benign, it can cause effects but the tumor itself is not deadly and it can often be removed by surgery and the patient can make a good recovery. Malignant tumors, which often will continue to grow, are far more dangerous.

Yes, tumors can occur at any age. Some are actually more prevalent in children, others in older people, but no-one at any age is completely 'immune' from getting a tumor.

What happens if a person gets a tumor is that doctors will decide what is the best way to treat them to give them the best chance of recovering or at least living with the minimum negative effects. The treatments used vary according to the type of tumor, its location, the age of the patient, whether the patient is pregnant or not (because many of the medicines and treatments are dangerous in that case), or if the patient has other medical conditions at the same time, and so forth. There is no single, definitive treatment, because every person's own circumstances are different.

Here is some info from some free websites:

1) General symptoms associated with temporal lobe tumors:
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/2/157

2) Glioblastomas:
http://www.emedicine.com/Med/topic2692.htm

3) The American Brain Tumor Association home page:
http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer

This association provides help and support for people with tumors -- and for their families -- and also provides free information about brain tumors and how to recognize the symptoms.

I hope this helps. If you -- or a person you know -- has the symptoms you describe, the best thing is to have a consultation with a specialist, and the sooner the better.

Kind regards,
Apollonia

Answer 3

My father died Sept 1, 06 from cancer. He had a right frontal lobe brain tumor. He had grand mal seizures as the tumor grew and regrew after 1st operation. He had it removed 2 years ago, resectioned 6 months later, It regrew bacause the first time they didnt see cancer and my dad didnt get the full radiation treatment and chemo so back this june they operated again, It regrew even with proper treatment, medicine. and lived three more months. What you family does with you depends on their finances. Everyone dies eventually its what you do while you here that matters. I think you know the answers to your questions. I pray for you if your going through this. Consult a doctor if you havent. Try to get the best care you can. My dad fought it for two years and unfortunately it kept growing back. The good news is that frontal lobe tumors can be treated. Hopefully advances can be made to allow better outcomes.

Answer 4

1) you can if it is malignant (cancer)

2) yes these symptoms can be features

3) not necessarily, a number of reasons can cause these symptoms, including epilepsy. Confusion after a seizure is common due to the reduced level of oxygen to the brain during a seizure. Symptoms indicate a neurological problem, but not necessarily a tumour. There are a huge number of reasons why people suffer these symptoms.

4) Yes

5) It could be removed. Not necessarily cancer. You are getting a bit carried away with your imagination here.....

6) Terminal if an inoperable cancer. Not all tumours are cancer.

Answer 5

This question cannot be answered without a specific diagnosis, since many tumors are benign and respond to surgical treatment. Yes, they can occur at any age, but some are more common in children and others in adults.

Answer 6

Absolutely, you need to go to the doctor RIGHT NOW