A child vomiting in the morning on an empty stomach indicates this serious disease

A child who complains of a headache every day for one to two weeks should be taken seriously, and an MRI of the brain should be performed.

The Turkish newspaper " Sabah " said in a report that brain tumors are the most common tumor in children after leukemia. 1 out of every 6 brain tumors develops in childhood.

She added that 52% of these tumors appear between the ages of 2 and 10 years, and 42% appear between the ages of 11 and 18, while the rate of brain tumors for those under one year of age is about 5.5% of all brain tumors cases.

The newspaper added that half of the brain tumors are benign and the other half are malignant, indicating that statistical data from the United States of America said that 3 out of every 100,000 children are diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.

The paper notes that thanks to significant advances in medicine today, it is encouraging to see more successful results in the treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors. While pediatric neurosurgeon Mimet Ozek says that early diagnosis and treatment plays a key role in obtaining successful results from brain tumor treatment.

Brain tumor symptoms

According to the newspaper, Dr. Ozek says, "No child says I have a headache easily, so a child who complains of headache every day for one to two weeks should be taken seriously and an MRI of the brain should be done to confirm this."

"In addition, flowing vomiting - especially in the morning on an empty stomach - can indicate a brain tumor, so the cause must be determined without wasting time."

Early diagnosis

The paper notes that early diagnosis is very important in benign and malignant brain tumors, as in all other diseases, which allows for early surgical treatment; "Small tumors are easier to treat surgically than large tumors in the same location, and the rate of surgical complications is lower in small tumors," Dr. Ozek explains.

He notes that surgical treatment of malignant tumors - which have the ability to spread through the cerebrospinal fluid - prevents the disease from progressing to a hopeless stage.

And the newspaper quotes Dr. Ozek, some of the symptoms that parents should pay attention to in order to detect benign and malignant brain tumors:

Symptoms in infants

In children with part of the skull still open, the tumor may cause more head circumference than usual, poor feeding, decreased activity, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. In brain tumors located in the posterior cavity, hydrocephalus, also known as hydrocephalus, may develop. As the excess water pool in the head.

Symptoms in children

The tumor can appear as nausea, vomiting, headache, sleepy eyes or the child is unable to open them, slurred speech, disturbance of hand-arm coordination, loss of strength in the arms and legs, problems with balance, low school level, paralysis and seizures may occur .

Vomiting type

Nausea and vomiting are the most common symptoms of benign and malignant brain tumors in children; Dr. Ozek warns that morning vomiting on an empty stomach can be an important sign of a brain tumor.

Surgical method

The paper notes that the optimal treatment for brain tumors - with the exception of midline gliomas - is the surgical method that removes as much tumor tissue as possible, and then - if necessary - radiotherapy and chemotherapy methods are applied according to the tumor.

According to the newspaper, Dr. Ozek sees it necessary to carry out molecular studies of tumor tissue obtained after surgery, and explains advances in treatment, saying, "Today, targeted chemotherapy is being developed that does not harm healthy tissues. Drugs that can be effective depend on the development and use of tumor mutations. In the right patients, tumor growth and spread to other parts of the brain can be prevented.”