NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
Includes non-malignant tumours such as meningioma or vestibular schwannoma that can still compress brain or nerve tissue; the GP recognises the presentation and refers for neurosurgical assessment, sometimes starting a corticosteroid or anticonvulsant for oedema or seizures while awaiting specialist review. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
Includes non-malignant tumours such as meningioma or vestibular schwannoma that can still compress brain or nerve tissue; the GP recognises the presentation and refers for neurosurgical assessment, sometimes starting a corticosteroid or anticonvulsant for oedema or seizures while awaiting specialist review.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - A progressive focal neurological deficit, a new-onset seizure, or papilloedema or other signs of raised intracranial pressure: assess urgently and refer.