Gene H. Barnett

Getting through cancer treatment successfully is something to celebrate. To stay in good health, doctors say you need to watch for other symptoms, including vision changes, headaches and problems with balance. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy Many cancer survivors don’t realize that 25% of people who survive some common cancers go on to develop a brain tumor.

Brain metastases is a relative bright spot in the larger realm of brain tumor care, as advances in therapy in recent years have allowed the vast majority of patients to enjoy many years of longevity with good tumor control and high quality of life. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission.

A 48-year-old right-handed man presented with recent onset of motor and cognitive dysfunction. He had begun to have vague symptoms of dizziness and unsteadiness about two weeks earlier. Initially these were attributed to a resolving sinus infection, but approximately one week before presentation his wife began to notice more significant cognitive symptoms.