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Dyscalculia is a learning disability many children suffer from. It affects the way a person understands basic mathematics. In a nutshell, it's dyslexia with math. Many children who are dyslexic, also have dyscalculia.

So what exactly is dyscalculia, and how can it affect you (or your child?)

People who suffer from this learning disability usually can't perform simple math problems, such as distinguishing the difference between odd and even numbers, telling time, or basic fractions. Shapes can prove difficult as well. Trouble with addition and subtraction, multiplication, and basic division are also signs of the learning disability.

Symptoms include:

- Your child can not write and copy down numbers in the correct order.

- Your child has difficulties recognizing shapes, such as circles, triangles, and squares.

- Your child can not differentiate between even and odd numbers.

- Your child can not tell you the time from an analog clock.

- Your child can not understand fractions.

- Your child has anxiety when it comes to math.

Children can be effected in many ways due to dyscalculia, but some of the biggest ones include the feeling of inadequacy next to their peers (which in turn could cause a domino effect - your child feels stupid, gives up trying, low self-esteem, etc), the inability to get good jobs as an adult (you can not even go to the grocery store without understanding simple math - to be able to quickly add up a grocery cart full of food - let alone get a high paying job), or even graduate college (your child may decide NOT to go to college just because of this).

Well you have a headache and you want to know if it is actually a migraine. According to the International Headache Society, yes there really is such a society, a headache is treatable quite effectively and quite quickly with common headache meds such as aspirins where as a common migraine lasts from anywhere between four-seventy two hours after taking common headache meds then in most cases an over the counter med is advised and if in some cases it lasts longer than seventy two hours then it is strongly advised that you seek out immediate medical attention.

The frequency of a headache is also classified as a symptom but let us explore the migraine specifics more thoroughly.

Symptoms of a migraine... hold on we will get to that; allow me first to start with some important facts pertaining to migraines. Migraines are not all in the mind, they are a biologic headache disorders. Migraines do not have known causes which is why it is so very difficult to diagnose. All sufferers have different symptoms and migraines are not always curable because what works for one may not work for another. Migraines do affect women more than men but it is not linked to gender nor is it linked to age because there have been many cases of babies, kids and teenagers becoming afflicted.

A common migraine is referred to as a migraine without aura and a migraine with aura is known as an Ocular migraine which affects the eyes.

The International Headache Society has certain criteria that they allocate to a headache to be defined as a migraine. Symptoms of a migraine are a headache that must be accompanied by two to four pain descriptors. The pain is restricted to one side of the head, it is not a consistent pain but pulsates, and it is so excruciatingly intense it prevents you from functioning or debilitates you.

Every individual having brain tumors should receive unique and individual brain cancer treatment. The treatment generally depends on the individual's age, general health, and size and location of the tumor.

There are several questions surrounding brain cancer treatment. The nature of treatment, its effects, and the long-term outcomes are some of them. Doctors are best equipped to handle these questions.

Overview of brain cancer treatment

Brain cancer treatment is generally complex. Some treatment plans will require multiple doctors.

1. The medical team usually comprises neurosurgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, and a general practitioner. Individuals may also want to include a dietitian, social worker, and physiotherapists.

2. The nature of the treatment will depend on location, size and type of the tumor. Existing medical conditions and age are other factors that need considerations when deciding the nature of treatment.

Brain Cancer Surgery

Most individuals who have a brain tumor are required to undergo surgery.

1. Surgery helps confirm the abnormality seen in the brain scans. Nature of the tumor and method of removal are also determined at the time of surgery. Surgeons will most probably take a sample of the tumor that needs to be removed.

2. When it comes to benign tumors, most symptoms vanish with the removal of the tumor.

3. A modern method for removal of tumors can be performed without a knife and is called stereotactic surgery. The tumor is removed without opening the skull. MRI and CT scans are used to determine the exact location of the tumor within the brain. Radiation beams are focused on the tumor from different directions. Radiation helps destroy the tumor. This method is also known as 'gamma knife'.