what could happen if the frontal lobe of the brain was removed?

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My daughter had her frontal left lobe of her brain removed due to a tumor three years ago. Is the left frontal lobe of your brain necessary?

Answer 1

Personality change: The person would behave like a zombie if both sides removed

Answer 2

No: A blow to the head can cause a concussion and also may cause serious bleeding which needs treatment. Brain tumors are accidents of cell division and not a consequence of trauma to the brain.

Answer 3

Smoking: Smoking is one of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, if you have other risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, your risk of heart disease and stroke is even higher, i would suggest you see your doctor for evealution.

Answer 4

Smoking: Smoking is one of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, if you have other risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, your risk of heart disease and stroke is even higher, i would suggest you see your doctor for evaluation.

Answer 5

Nicotine effect: Once you stop smoking, with time your body tends to forget how to manage the big amounts of nicotine he was used to when you were smoking. If you smoke again, the body needs to get rid of this but is unable to do it in a short period of time and the effects on heart and blood vessels are more noticeable. If you resume your habit these symptoms will become less noticeable.

Answer 6

Have surgery, go on.: It's also called: papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum, and is 8x > in smokers, occurs in men and women and in 5% - 14% or cases, warthin's tumor is bilateral. Warthin's tumor is highly unlikely to become malignant. This is not to be confused with wharton's duct, which is the name for the submandibular duct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/warthin%27s_tumor.

Answer 7

No nerve damage: Warthins tumor is a benign papillary cystadenoma of salivary gland. Lesion most common in parotid gland and must be removed by parotidectomy Here the gland is like a sandwich with the facial nerve in the center. The operation requires defining nerve and then lifting gland with tumor off. Same holds true for submax lesions where the ramus must be defined first or facial paralysis will occur.

Answer 8

LUNG? LIVER?: Whereabouts are these nodules?

Answer 9

In your thyroid?: Many women have thyroid nodules and only a small proportion (about 5%) are cancerous. A family history might increase your risk, as would a history of radiation to your neck. However, having more than 1 nodule often means benign nodules. Often a needle biopsy is done, to be sure, of the largest nodule, especially if there is a lot of blood flow on ultrasound or if it is found to be growing.

Answer 10

Coughing up blood?: Coughing up blood? Are you a smoker? Family history of lung cancer? Occupation? Any constitutional symptom: weight loss, night sweats, fatigue? What prompted you to get ct of lungs?

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