India, July 29 -- A young woman's recurring complaint of 'smelling rotten eggs', initially dismissed by those around her as psychological, was actually the first sign of a hidden brain tumour, a Hyderabad neurologist revealed.

Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, shared a case study on X on July 28 to raise public awareness of subtle neurological symptoms. Also read | When a headache is more than 'just stress': Neurologists share brain tumour symptoms that often go unnoticed for months

According to Dr Kumar, the 23-year-old patient had been experiencing brief, recurrent episodes of foul odour for six months. "I know nobody believes me," the patient told Dr Kumar during her consultation. She reportedly added, "B...