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Diagnosis of Brain tumour

The diagnosis is made on the basis of the symptoms and the findings on special forms of scanning such as computerised tomography scan (CT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan). Both can show the brain itself rather than just the bone which surrounds it.

Examination by your GP of the back of your eye using an instrument called an ophthalmoscope, may show changes caused by raised pressure inside the skull due to the presence of a tumour. However, A rise in the pressure in the skull does not necessarily indicate tumour.

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