Manipal Kasturba Hospital is observing World Brain tumour Week from June 28 to July 4 under the theme ‘Healthy minds healthy lives’ as a special day of awareness, recognition, and protection to the human brain.
According to a press release, the registration, neuro consultation and specialist advice is free of charge and there is a special brain screening package at a rate of Rs 1499.
As per the release, a brain tumour is a growth of abnormal cells in one’s brain caused by a variety of signs and symptoms because it can directly press on or invade brain tissue.
It can damage or destroy areas responsible for sight, movement, balance, speech, hearing, memory or behaviour. Pressure from a brain tumour can also cause surrounding brain tissue to swell (edema), further increasing pressure and symptoms.
People suffering from headaches that tend to be worse in the morning and ease during the day, vomiting, seizures (convulsions), weakness or loss of feeling in the arms or legs, stumbling or lack of coordination in walking, abnormal eye movements, dimness or double vision, drowsiness, changes in personality or memory, and changes in speech can have a checkup of the brain, according to Dr Dibanath Chakrabarty of the department of Neuro Surgery.
