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TUMORS OF THE BRAINCategory: Diseases of The Nervous System Varieties in order of their frequency. Gumma, tuberculous tumors, glioma, sarcoma, cancer, etc. Causes. Predisposing. Men are about twice as often affected as women until fifty and then it is about equal. It is more frequent in early adult life. The exciting causes are blows and severe emotional shock. Gumma (in third stage of Syphilis) appear as a round, yellow, cheesy mass, usually beginning in the membranes and are usually seen between thirty and fifty. They come from syphilis. Tuberculous tumors. These appear as hard masses and vary in size. They may be single or many, and are situated in any part of the brain. More than half of the tumors appearing in children are of this variety. Glioma. "Glue-tumor." They come from tissue forming the basis of the supporting framework of the nervous tissue. This kind occurs often in the young. Next: Sarcoma and Cancer are rare. Previous: TUMORS OF THE BRAIN AND INFLAMMATION, Abscess, etc. Abscess.
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