Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer (Two week wait rule) based on NICE Guidance 2005 |
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Last Updated October 2012. |
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Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer |
Urgent Referral
Patients with:
- Headache of recent onset with features suggestive of raised intracranial pressure +/- papilloedema
- Subacute progressive neurological deficit including cranial nerve palsies developing over days to weeks
Immediate Referral via A&E
- Patients with multiple closely-placed new onset siezures
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