TikTok User Shares Simple Tests for Possible Brain Tumor Symptoms
TikTok creator @toktackyaia posted an educational video showing three simple coordination tests that revealed left‑sided weakness, later linked to a 5 cm brain tumor pressing on nerves. The user described how symptoms started after a badminton injury and worsened over nearly two years before a doctor advised urgent scanning. Surgery was performed successfully, and the patient’s health insurance covered the full cost.
The creator explained that the symptoms first appeared after a fall while playing badminton, initially thought to be minor. Over almost two years the weakness spread, making it hard to hold chopsticks, write, or walk steadily, and eventually the left hand could not control a pen or clap properly. After a doctor’s recommendation, a scan revealed a five‑centimetre tumour in the brain pressing on nerves and blood vessels, leaving surgery as the only treatment option. The operation was carried out in time and the patient’s health insurance covered all expenses.
