NURS 4430 Chapter Notes - Chapter 70: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Post-Polio Syndrome, Focal Neurologic Signs
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Chapter 70: management of patients with oncologic or. Oncologic disorders of the brain and spinal cord: Supratentorial: located above the covering of the cerebellum. Develop from structures outside the brain twice as common as primary brain tumors. Can occur from lung, breast, lower gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, kidney, and neoplasm. Those arising from the coverings of the brain. Those developing in or on the cranial nerves. Degree of differentiation from the original cell type. Astrocytomas infiltrate into the surrounding neural connective tissue and therefore cannot be totally removed without causing considerable damage to vital structures. Common benign encapsulated tumors of arachnoid cells on the meninges. 8th cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance. Personality changes and a variety of focal deficits (motor, sensory, and cranial nerve. Made worse by coughing, straining or sudden movement. Described as deep or expanding or dull but unrelenting. Result of irritation of the vagal centers in the medulla.
