PPT-BRAIN TUMORS Jeanette Norden, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita Vanderbilt University School of Medicine CNS TUMORS CNS tumors neoplasms abnormal masses of cells produced by uncontrolled cellular proliferation can be Primary arising from cells in the CNS. Presented by [NAME]. Brain Tumor Impact in the United States. More than 79,000 . new cases of primary brain tumors will be diagnosed this year. More than . 4,800 . children between the ages of 0 – 19 will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year. Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS: . Brain & spinal cord. . The CNS is “unforgiving” to injury. The CNS is enclosed in bone. Intervention before CNS damage is paramount!. Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. STROKE. Stroke is the . 3. rd. leading cause of death . in the U.S., and the . leading cause of disability. The brain is . very. metabolically active . Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS: . Brain & spinal cord. . The CNS is “unforgiving” to injury. The CNS is within a “closed” compartment. Intervention before CNS damage is paramount!. Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS TUMORS. CNS tumors (neoplasms): abnormal masses of cells produced by . uncontrolled cellular proliferation. ; can be. Primary: . arising from cells in the CNS. Brain Tumor Impact in the United States. More than 79,000 . new cases of primary brain tumors will be diagnosed this year. More than . 4,800 . children between the ages of 0 – 19 will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year. Primary. - The patients develop it from the start. Is the most common type of . glioblastoma. 2. Secondary. Progress from lower grades. Note :. Once the . histologic. features of . glioblastoma. appear, the prognosis is very poor; with treatment( resection , radiotherapy , and chemotherapy), the median survival is only 15 months. . Goals and Objectives. Understand some fundamental characteristics of brain tumors: clinical effects, . location, age, . prognosis. Recognize macroscopic and microscopic features of the common brain tumors: gliomas, embryonal (primitive) neoplasms, . Georgetown University. Overview Topics. Increased Intracranial Pressure. Level of Consciousness. Cerebral Abnormalities. Nervous System Tumors. Infections . Pediatric Cerebral Dysfunction. General Information. . Sadiq. Salam H. AL-. Salih. Hassanain. Mohammed . Khadim. Kareem . Waheed. Mohammed. Hussein . Khadim. Hussein . Al-. Mustaqbal. University College. Department of Nursing. 2. nd . Class. Adult Nursing. What do we know about childhood brain tumors? What do we know about childhood brain tumors? Brain tumors represent about 25% of all childhood cancer diagnoses. patients under 20 years of age ea under Primary :. 1-Gliomas. (most common primary brain tumor) . . 50%. . Astrocytomas. Oligodendrogliomas. Ependymomas. 2-Meningioma. . Space Occupying lesions (ICSOL). Types of ICSOL’s. Neoplasms. :. Primary. , . secondary. Inflammatory. :. . Abscess. , . Tuberculoma. , Syphilitic . gumma. , . Fungal . g. ranulomas. .. Parasitic. thrombectomy. safe in patients with known brain metastasis?. Fellows name: Judy Dawod. Date: 1/28/2021. systematic literature research of electronic databases covering the period from 1990 to 2012 .