Glossary for Glioma Susceptibility 2

• Benign tumor: A tumor or growth that remains localized; not always harmless.
• Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
• Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
• Death: The cessation of life
• Eye movement symptoms: Symptoms affecting the movement of the eye
• Facial palsy: A usually temporary facial nerve disorder where a part or all of the face becomes suddenly paralysed.
• Head Conditions: Conditions that affect the head
• Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
• Metastatic cancer: Any cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
• Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
• Nervous system conditions: Diseases affecting the nerves and the nervous system.
• Neurological system tumors: Tumors of the nerves or neurological system, whether cancerous or benign.
• No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
• Vision changes: Any change in vision or sight.
• Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.

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