A schoolgirl is said to have been saved from death when a routine eye test helped in detecting a brain tumour.
According to the Sun, Danielle Forster, 12, had complained of migraines and blurred vision in one eye but doctors reportedly failed to diagnose the potentially deadly growth.
About Brain Tumor
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Danielle was sent straight to the hospital for a scan. Four days later she underwent a four-hour operation to remove the tumour, which was not cancerous.
"Specsavers became lifesavers. If it hadn't been for them my daughter would not be here," News.com.au quoted Danielle's relieved mother Marcia as saying on April 1.
About Migraine
Migraine is a chronic disorder characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound.
Migraine is a chronic disorder characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound.
"I see about 300 patients a year and only two had tumours. One was Danielle," he added.
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