Brain tumour symptoms as Scots mum discovers toothache was caused by tumour

While brain tumours are rare in Scotland, experts say urgent action is needed

While brain tumours are rare in Scotland, Dr David Jenkinson, Chief Scientific Officer at The Brain Tumour Charity, has said urgent action is needed. The doctor says the rise in cases over the past two decades is not being matched by the tangible progress in diagnosis.

It was originally thought 29-year-old Emma Webster was experiencing neuralgia, a stabbing pain due to an irritated or damaged nerve. Emma then had an operation to remove 70 percent of the benign tumour in March of 2019. The Scots mum struggled with headaches and problems with balance for the next eight months.

Brain tumour symptoms While a toothache is not generally not a symptom of a brain tumour, it may be among so many others that may have triggered it.

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