Nursing care of the child with a brain stem glioma

The nursing care of the child with a brain stem tumor focuses on supporting the family and the child's adaptation to the physical and emotional problems of an illness with a variable and often fatal course. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging and stereotaxic biopsy, a more accurate as...

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Published inJournal of pediatric nursing Vol. 5; no. 6; p. 375
Main Authors Mulligan, C M, Wittman, B K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1990
Subjects
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - nursing
Brain Stem
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Glioma - diagnosis
Glioma - nursing
Glioma - psychology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Patient Care Planning
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Summary:The nursing care of the child with a brain stem tumor focuses on supporting the family and the child's adaptation to the physical and emotional problems of an illness with a variable and often fatal course. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging and stereotaxic biopsy, a more accurate assessment of tumor type, location, and size can be made. Advances in surgery, radiotherapy, and multidrug chemotherapy have affected the course of brain stem tumors even though outcome may remain the same.
ISSN:0882-5963