A nurse is completing a neurological assessment and determines that the client has significant visual deficits. A brain tumor is considered
Considering the functions of the lobes of the brain, which area will most likely contain the neurologic deficit? A) Frontal
B) Parietal
C) Temporal
D) Occipital
D
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The vision center is located in the occipital lobe. There is little other functioning that may interfere with the visual process in the other lobes of the brain.
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