The nurse recognizes that a patient arriving in the emergency room with symptoms of dizziness, staggering gait, and nystagmus may indicate:
A) Intoxication
B) A cerebellar tumor
C) A cerebellopontine tumor
D) An occipital lobe tumor
Ans: B
Feedback: A cerebellar tumor causes dizziness, ataxic staggering gait with a tendency to fall toward the side of the lesion, marked muscle incoordination, and nystagmus.
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