Headache caused by brain tumor is mainly for the treatment of the cause of the original disease, generally can take surgery to remove the brain tumor. In addition, the symptoms can be treated with oral painkillers and so on.
1. Surgery: The treatment of brain tumor needs to choose different means of treatment according to different parts and nature of brain tumor, among which surgery is the most important means, and if there is malignant tumor, it may need to be combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
2. Oral medicine: For headache caused by brain tumor, the treatment can be oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen, etc. Mannitol and other dehydrating agents can be used to reduce the intracranial pressure to relieve headache.
The use of painkillers may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms, if gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, as well as the dissolution of black stools is recommended to stop the medication promptly to seek medical attention. Mannitol is avoided for those with significant cardiopulmonary impairment, hyperkalemia or hyponatremia, hypovolemia, severe renal failure, and intolerance to mannitol.
Brain tumor patients need to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of a professional physician to use reasonable treatment, and strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication.