Terminal symptoms of brain metastases from lung cancer

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When the cancer is terminal, it will metastasize. Generally speaking, if the cancer has metastasized, it means that your condition is terminal. My grandfather has smoked all his life. Recently, he went to the hospital for examination due to physical discomfort and was told that the lung cancer is terminal and brain metastases. The whole family is in a heavy mood. How much do you know about the terminal symptoms of brain metastases from lung cancer? Let me talk to you.

Terminal symptoms of brain metastases from lung cancer

Symptom 1: chest pain, chest tightness in patients with early chest will appear the corresponding abnormal situation, the main performance is pain and chest tightness, some patients will appear faint empathy, and the duration will not be very long, and personality, temper change may be caused by intracranial hypertension or brain nerve damage caused by lung cancer metastasis to the brain.

Symptom 2: brain metastasis of lung cancer can also occur recurrence, paroxysmal amaurosis, sudden collapse, disturbance of consciousness, increased blood pressure, slow pulse, severe cases can produce brain hernia due to tumor compression, leading to respiratory arrest, endangering the life of patients.

Symptom 3: hemiplegia or faltering gait: small brain lesions are more specific, that is, patients often have hemiplegia or faltering drunken gait after headache, vomiting and visual impairment. The tumor in temporal lobe can be stimulated by phantom olfactory, which can smell a non-existent odor, such as burnt rice or burnt rubber.

matters needing attention

In recent years, many asymptomatic patients with brain metastases have been found due to the widespread application of brain CT examination in patients with lung cancer, which has won time for treatment. Therefore, brain CT should be regarded as routine examination in patients with lung cancer, in order to find brain metastasis as soon as possible.