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Symptoms of Brain Tumour
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james dark
Symptoms of Brain Tumour
A brain tumour turned her world upside down, but with
surgery, rehabilitation and the support of caring nurses and
family, 2-year old Atikah is on the road to recovery.
This is
her story.
Atikah parents first...
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Symptoms of Brain Tumour
A brain tumour turned her world upside down, but with
surgery, rehabilitation and the support of caring nurses and
family, 2-year old Atikah is on the road to recovery.
This is
her story.
Atikah parents first suspected that there was something
wrong with their baby when her neck became a bit stiff and
her head started tilting to the right.
The once-active baby had also turned into a moody child
who would cry non-stop at times.
CT and MRI scans subsequently confirmed that their
daughter had a tumour in her brain, with the tumour cells
scattered in several locations.
The water pressure in her
brain was also higher than normal, a condition which could lead to brain damage.
An operation was done in Brunei and this confirmed that Atikah had ependymoma.
Her
doctor in Brunei recommended either chemotherapy or further brain surgery in a
Singapore hospital as the next course of action.
In Singapore, a pediatric oncologist recommended brain surgery after he found
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